Maithil Brahmin
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Maithil Brahmin are a Hindu Brahmin community from the Mithila region of India and Nepal, traditionally known for their scholarship, ritual expertise, and preservation of Maithili culture.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Brahmin community ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Goddess Durga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Maithili culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Mithila school of Mimamsa
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ⓘ
Mithila school of Nyaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInIndia | forward caste ⓘ |
| concentratedIn |
Bihar
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ⓘ
Darbhanga district NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhubani district NERFINISHED ⓘ Saharsa district NERFINISHED ⓘ Samastipur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sitamarhi district NERFINISHED ⓘ Supaul district NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Terai of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Maithil painting patronage
ⓘ
Maithili festivals ⓘ Maithili folk songs ⓘ |
| educationTradition | tol-based Sanskrit education ⓘ |
| followsTradition |
Maithili ritual tradition
ⓘ
Mithila school of Hindu law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Tirhut
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ⓘ
Videha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hindu rituals
ⓘ
Sanskrit learning ⓘ astrology ⓘ preservation of Maithili culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Mithila region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageRule |
gotra exogamy
ⓘ
preference for arranged marriages ⓘ |
| notablePhilosopher | Vachaspati Mishra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScholar |
Gangesha Upadhyaya
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ⓘ
Udayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Maithili ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialization |
Vedic yajna
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ⓘ
marriage rituals ⓘ shraddha rituals ⓘ |
| socialStructure | gotra-based lineage system ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Brahmins
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ⓘ
Maithil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
Hindu priesthood
ⓘ
Vedic scholarship ⓘ ritual expertise ⓘ |
| usesScriptHistorically | Tirhuta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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