Vājasaneyi school
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The Vājasaneyi school is a major Vedic tradition known for preserving and transmitting the Shukla (White) Yajurveda along with its associated rituals and interpretations.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic school
ⓘ
Yajurveda tradition ⓘ śākhā ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
White Yajurveda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Śukla Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Śrauta tradition ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Kṛṣṇa (Black) Yajurveda schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes | clear separation of mantras and Brāhmaṇa prose ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Brāhmaṇa rituals
ⓘ
Vedic sacrifice (yajña) ⓘ ritual recitation ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
mantra collection
ⓘ
ritual exegesis ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later Dharmaśāstra literature
ⓘ
later Vedānta interpretations of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| hasTextualBranch |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā NERFINISHED ⓘ Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Kāṇva recension
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ⓘ
Mādhyandina recension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Smārta ritual tradition
ⓘ
Śrauta ritual practice ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vājasaneya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedic tradition
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ⓘ
Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationMethod | oral transmission ⓘ |
| preserves | Śukla Yajurveda Saṃhitā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | ancient North India ⓘ |
| relatedToDeity |
Agni
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ⓘ
Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Soma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | Śruti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Saṃhitā-centered tradition ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
early Upaniṣadic thought
ⓘ
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa theology ⓘ |
| transmits |
ritual formulas (yajus)
ⓘ
ritual interpretations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fire rituals (agnihotra and other agni sacrifices)
ⓘ
horse sacrifice (aśvamedha) ⓘ royal consecration rituals (rājasūya) ⓘ |
| uses | specific recitational accents (svara) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.