historical Vedic Brahmanism, in particular in opposition to Shramana
Shramana
A shramana is a mendicant in certain ascetic traditions of ancient India, including Jainism, Buddhism, and Ajivika religion . Famous include religious leaders Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.... traditions
current Brahminical Hinduism, the religion of the Hindu Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin is the class of educators, law makers, scholars and preachers of Dharma in Hinduism. It is said to occupy the highest position among the varna in Hinduism of Hinduism.... caste
'Priests' of the 'historical Vedic religion' were officiants of the Yagna service. As persons trained for the ritual and proficient in its practice, they were called ....
, a Sanskrit word meaning "investigation" , is the name of an astika school of Hindu philosophy whose primary enquiry is into the nature of dharma based on close hermeneutics of the Vedas....
Anti-Brahminism, also spelled as Anti-Brahmanism, is discrimination, hostility or prejudice directed against the Brahmin Indian caste system, as opposed to Anti-Hinduism which rejects Hinduism as a whole....
