May I be reborm in a Brahmin Family in India to work for the upliftment of Buddhism. 为了复兴佛教,我求再生印度婆罗门家;为了佛教工作,我愿再转世二十五次!
When this was said, the brahmin householders of Nagaravinda said to the Blessed One:「 Magnificent, Master Gotama! 世尊宣说至此,婆罗门在家长者们赞叹:「大的领导者,乔达摩!
The brahmin householders of Nagaravinda heard:「 The recluse Gotama, the son of the Sakyans who went forth from a Sakyan clan, has been wandering in the Kosalan country with a large Sangha of bhikkhus and has come to Nagaravind 奈迦罗频头城的婆罗门在家长者们这样听说:「家行者---释迦子---乔达摩,与他的比丘大僧团正在拘萨罗国游化,而且巳经来到奈迦罗城。
brahmin
[ noun ]
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
<noun.person> a Boston brahman
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
<noun.person> originally all brahmans were priests
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
<noun.group>
any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
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Brahman \Brah"man\, Brahmin \Brah"min\, n.; pl. {Brahmans}, {Brahmins}. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.] 1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus.
{Brahman bull} (Zo["o]l.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.
2. a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin. [PJC]
According to Press Trust of India, the practice was started by a 14th- century king to make it easier for upper-caste Brahmin families to fix marriages and eliminate the expensive practice of giving dowries.
As befits Nantucket's image as a playground for the very rich, the controversy involves a big Wall Street investment bank and a Boston Brahmin law firm.