Английская Википедия:Assamese Brahmin

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Assamese Brahmins are the Brahmins present in the Assamese society. There they promoted learning, Vedic religion, astrology, ayurveda and as well as imparting general vedic knowledge to the public.[1] The Brahmins migrated to Assam from Videha (Mithila), Kannauj, Bengal and many other places.[2]

History

The earliest historical evidence of settlement of Brahmins in Assam comes from epigraphic sources of the Varman dynasty (350–650).[3] In the late medieval period beginning with the early 16th century, a number of Brahmins from Mithila, Benaras, Kanauj, Bengal and Puri (Srikshetra), were settled in western Assam by the Koch kings for performing Brahminical rites.[4][5][6] During the reign of Nara Narayan (1554-1587) of the Koch dynasty, two Brahmins named Siddhantavagisa and Vidyavagisa were brought from Gauda and Siddhantavagisa was responsible for the spread of Hinduism in the Koch kingdom[7] Even during the reign of Koch king Prannarayana (1633-1655), Brahmins were brought from Mithilia to serve in the Koch kingdom[8] and this process was later continued by the Ahom state especially under the Tungkhungia Ahom kings with Siva Singha donating 19 out of the 48 landgrants by the Ahom kings to Brahmins.[9] The migration of Brahmins into Assam took place from Central Himalayas as well.[10] Most of these migration took place due to the foreign invasions in North India and on the invitation by the local rulers.[11] Traditionally these Brahmins held the highest positions in society.[12]

Tradition and culture

Lagundeoni/Upanayana

Traditionally, the ceremony of Lagundeoni – one of the samskaras or rites of passage marking acceptance of a student by a guru, is a quite prevalent ritual within the community.[13]

Death rituals

Brahmins of the Assam valley follow a different death ritual as opposed to the other indigenous communities in Assam. A religious rite, known as Caturthā is performed on the 4th day of a person's demise unlike Tiloni, performed on the 3rd day of person's demise by non–Brahmin indigenous communities.[14]

Lifestyle

Although in general Brahmins observe all the customary rituals, they appear usually less rigid[15] in some of their traditional lifestyle choices, such as they may eat meat, fish, unlike their counterparts in other parts of India like the North and the South.[16] Other Brahmins in India view Assamese Brahmins as polluted and impure.[17]

Present

The Brahmins constitute one of the Forward classes of Assam based on the classifications of Government of India, although the recent trend on economic condition has not been very well within the community. Assam's former Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi announced setting up of development councils for several communities in the state, including Brahmins.[18]

See also

Notes

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References

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Internet

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Harv
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Harv
  3. ↑ "On the other hand, this story may reflect the historical process of the expansion of agrarian settlements of the brahmanas which has been recognized from the Bhauma-Varman dynasty." Шаблон:Harvcol
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Harvp: "It is suggested that under the Koch kings, patronage of brahmans began earlier and more vigorously than in the Ahom kingdom. Encouraged both by the Koch kings and the regional bhuiyan landlords, a number of brahmanas from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Bengal migrated into western Assam in the sixteen century"
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Harv: Apart from this Maharaja Biswa Singha (Koch dynasty) invited a large number of Brahmins from Kanouj, Benaras and other learning places and provided them rent free lands to perform religious practice. He also appointed Ballabhacharya, the chief priest of Kamakhya Temple to Koch Kingdom."
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Harv: "He (Biswa Singha) brought some learned Brahmanas from Mithila, Benaras, Kanauj, and Srikshetra (Puri) to his kingdom in order to perform the Brahminical rituals"
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Harvcol
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Harvcol
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Harvp: "The practice of giving grants to gain religious merit can be seem in full blossom in Ahom times"
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Harvcol
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Harvcol
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Harv
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Harv
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Harv
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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