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'''Vishwabrahmins''' (sometimes '''Vishwabrahmins''', '''Vishwakarma Brahmins''', '''Vishwakarmas''') are a sect or community in [[ |
'''Vishwabrahmins''' (sometimes '''Vishwabrahmins''', '''Vishwakarma Brahmins''', '''Vishwakarmas''') are a sect or community in [[India]] who are the followers of [[Lord Vishwakarma]]. |
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The Vishwabrahmin gotras are also mentioned as ''Sanaga'', ''Sanaathana'', ''Abhuvanasa'', ''Prathnasa'' and ''Suparnasa'', which correspond to [[rishis]] named in the [[Yajur Veda]] (4.3.3), and are further divided into a total of 25 sub-clans (''upa''-gotras).<ref name = Mysore>{{cite book |last=Velpanura |first=Velpanura |coauthors=L. Krishna, Anantha Krishna Iyer |title=The Mysore tribes and castes |year=1935 |publisher=[[Mysore University]] |location=[[Mysore]] |pages= pp. 459}}</ref> |
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The Vishwabrahmins are divided into five [[gotra]]s or exogamous clans, each identified with a traditional occupation: ''Manu'' (blacksmith), ''Maya'' (carpenter), ''Thwastha'' (metalcraftsman), ''Silpi'' (stone-carver) and ''Vishvajnan'' (goldsmith).<ref name = Meera>{{cite book |last=Mukherji |first=Meera |title= Metalcraftsmen of India|year=1978 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India, [[Government of India|Govt. of India]]|location = [[Calcutta]]| pages=pp. 21}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:25, 5 July 2007
Vishwabrahmins (sometimes Vishwabrahmins, Vishwakarma Brahmins, Vishwakarmas) are a sect or community in India who are the followers of Lord Vishwakarma.
The Vishwabrahmin gotras are also mentioned as Sanaga, Sanaathana, Abhuvanasa, Prathnasa and Suparnasa, which correspond to rishis named in the Yajur Veda (4.3.3), and are further divided into a total of 25 sub-clans (upa-gotras).[1]
The Vishwabrahmins are divided into five gotras or exogamous clans, each identified with a traditional occupation: Manu (blacksmith), Maya (carpenter), Thwastha (metalcraftsman), Silpi (stone-carver) and Vishvajnan (goldsmith).[2]
References
- ^ Velpanura, Velpanura (1935). The Mysore tribes and castes. Mysore: Mysore University. pp. pp. 459.
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