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The Aitareya Brahmana (AB, rarely also known as Ashvalayana Brahmana) is a ritualistic Vedic
Vedic

Vedic may refer to:* the Vedic, White Star Liner* the Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts** Vedic Sanskrit, the language of these texts...
 text in Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 language. This Brahmana
Brahmana

The s are part of the Hindu texts sruti literature. They are commentaries on the four Vedas, detailing the proper performance of rituals....
 is associated with the Rigveda
Rigveda

The Rigveda is an ancient Indian subcontinent sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the Rigvedic deities . It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas....
 in the Shakala shakha
Shakha

A shakha , is a Hindu theological school that specializes in learning certain Vedas texts, or else the traditional texts followed by such a school....
.

It is believed to have been composed around 600 BC. It deals principally with the explanation of Mantra
Mantra

A mantra can be defined as a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are considered capable of creating transformation. Their use and type varies according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra....
s and ritual action occurring in Soma
Soma

Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic civilization and Greater Iran cultures....
 sacrifices. Sections (pancaka) 1-5 are older than sections 6-8.






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The Aitareya Brahmana (AB, rarely also known as Ashvalayana Brahmana) is a ritualistic Vedic
Vedic

Vedic may refer to:* the Vedic, White Star Liner* the Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts** Vedic Sanskrit, the language of these texts...
 text in Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 language. This Brahmana
Brahmana

The s are part of the Hindu texts sruti literature. They are commentaries on the four Vedas, detailing the proper performance of rituals....
 is associated with the Rigveda
Rigveda

The Rigveda is an ancient Indian subcontinent sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the Rigvedic deities . It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas....
 in the Shakala shakha
Shakha

A shakha , is a Hindu theological school that specializes in learning certain Vedas texts, or else the traditional texts followed by such a school....
.

It is believed to have been composed around 600 BC. It deals principally with the explanation of Mantra
Mantra

A mantra can be defined as a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are considered capable of creating transformation. Their use and type varies according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra....
s and ritual action occurring in Soma
Soma

Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic civilization and Greater Iran cultures....
 sacrifices. Sections (pancaka) 1-5 are older than sections 6-8. The first five were composed in the western part of North India, the last 3 in the east (Audh, Bihar).

Editions

  • Theodor Aufrecht, Das Aitareya Braahmana. Mit Auszügen aus dem Commentare von Sayanacarya und anderen Beilagen, Bonn 1879.


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