Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa tradition
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The Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa tradition is an ancient Vedic scholastic lineage associated with the Rigveda, known for its distinctive ritual exegesis and the preservation of texts such as the Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa and related Upanishadic teachings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rigvedic tradition
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Vedic scholastic lineage ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
correct performance of Vedic sacrifice
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understanding of ritual meaning (arthavāda) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa
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Kaushītaki Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Śāṅkhāyana school of the Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Vedic school (śākhā) tradition ⓘ |
| concerns |
Agnihotra ritual
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Cāturmāsya sacrifices ⓘ Darśapūrṇamāsa sacrifices ⓘ soma sacrifice ⓘ |
| cosmologyFocus | ritual cosmology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
connection between ritual and knowledge (vidyā)
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ritual detail and interpretation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Vedic ritual exegesis
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interpretation of Rigvedic sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
| geographicalOrigin | northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| hasText |
Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa
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Kaushītaki Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Vedānta interpretations of the Kaushītaki Upanishad
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medieval ritual commentarial literature ⓘ |
| inScripturalHierarchy | comes after the Rigveda Saṃhitā and before the Āraṇyaka and Upanishad in its śākhā ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rigvedic śākhā system
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Śrauta tradition ⓘ |
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalThemes |
afterlife and paths of the soul
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relation of speech, breath, and mind ⓘ self (ātman) ⓘ |
| preserves |
Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa recension of the Rigveda ritual corpus
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early Upanishadic teachings ⓘ |
| regionOfLaterPresence | parts of northern and western India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aitareya Brāhmaṇa tradition
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other Rigvedic Brāhmaṇa schools ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialization | Hotṛ-priest traditions of the Rigveda ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory |
Brāhmaṇa literature
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Upanishadic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | oral tradition ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | Kaushītaki priestly families ⓘ |
| uses |
Brāhmaṇa-style prose exposition
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ritual dialogue and narrative exempla ⓘ |
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