Brahmin

Brahmin:
                 sacred learning across generations.
The traditional occupation of Brahmins was that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.
Theoretically, the Brahmins were the highest ranking of the four social classes. In practice, Indian texts suggest that Brahmins were agriculturalists, warriors, traders and have held a variety of other occupations in India.

The Dharmasutras and Dharmasatras text of Hinduism describe the expectations, duties and role of Brahmins. The rules and duties in these Dharma texts of Hinduism, are primarily directed at Brahmins. The Gautama's Dharmasutra, the oldest of surviving Hindu Dharmasutras, for example, states in verse 9.54–9.55 that a Brahmin should not participate or perform a ritual unless he is invited to do so, but he may attend. Gautama outlines the following rules of conduct for a Brahmin, in Chapters 8 and 9:

• Be always truthful
• Conduct himself as an Aryan
• Teach his art only to virtuous men
• Follow rules of ritual purification
• Study Vedas with delight
• Never hurt any living creature
• Be gentle but steadfast
• Have self-control
• Be kind, liberal towards everyone

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Brahmin is a part of the caste system in Hinduism. A Brahmin is a teacher, doctor, scholar, or religious person. The Brahmins were the highest in all four castes. They are called Dwij because they are twice born people who guide others toward enlightenment. They were fire-priests. The Brahmins developed in the Aryan society by how powerful the people in this caste were.The brahmins were the highest caste.When they reslized that they can do whatever they want,so they do the caste system rigid and unfair.Before this caste system was only used to recognize people from there jobs The people in the caste were all Priests and Dramaist in the Aryan society. The Brahmins have right to arrange prayer and rituals. Parashurama was a Brahmin by birth, but throughout his life, he was a warrior whose job was to protect Dharma. Brahmins are Lacto-ovo vegetarianisms, who eat Milk,Honey and some of them also eat eggs . There are many subgroups in Brahmins. Bengali and Kashmiri Brahmins eat fish but they do not eat any other meat. Brahmins of South Indian origin practice cross-cousin marriages and maternal side cousin marriages. North Indians do not practice any cousin marriages and it is taboo for them. South India is not Aryan. Some people of South India Brahminized through adopting it from North India just as they adopted Jainism.