Jaiminiya Brahmana

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Jaiminiya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda tradition, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and associated theological interpretations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brahmana text
Vedic text
prose text
associatedWith Jaiminiya school of Samaveda NERFINISHED
belongsTo Jaiminiya shakha NERFINISHED
category Samaveda Brahmana NERFINISHED
concerns priests of the Samaveda
sacrificial officiants
describes Soma sacrifices
Vedic sacrificial rituals
chanting of Samans
fire rituals
explains cosmological aspects of sacrifice
origins of certain rites
symbolism of sacrificial implements
focusesOn correct performance of sacrifice
relationship between chant and sacrifice
symbolic meaning of rituals
genre liturgical text
ritual text
hasPart liturgy
mythological explanations
ritual instructions
theological interpretations
hasSubject Saman melodies
myth and ritual relationship
ritual exegesis
sacrifice (yajña)
influenced later Hindu ritual theory
language Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED
partOf Samaveda tradition NERFINISHED
period late Vedic period
regionOfOrigin ancient India
relatedTo Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana NERFINISHED
Kauthuma Samaveda tradition NERFINISHED
Tandya Mahabrahmana NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
script Devanagari (in modern editions)
scriptureOf Vedic religion NERFINISHED
studiedIn Indology
Vedic studies
textType prose with some metrical passages
textualForm Brahmana layer of the Veda
tradition Shrauta tradition
transmission oral tradition
usedIn Vedic ritual education

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Brahmana hasPart Jaiminiya Brahmana
Brahmanas hasPart Jaiminiya Brahmana
Kena Upanishad partOf Jaiminiya Brahmana