Bairagi Brahmin (caste)
Bairagi | |
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Haryanvi • Bagri •
Nepal Madhesh | |
Feudal title | Mahant/Swami/Bawa |
Color | Saffron, red, yellow, or white |
Historical grouping | Brahmin (especially Saryupareen and Kanyakubja Brahmins) |
Status | Monasterial Community |
Bairagi Brahmin or Vaishnav Bairagi or Vaishnav Brahmin is a
Bairagi Sect and Bairagi Brahmin Caste
Bairagi Sect
Members of
"Decision was taken by all the vaishnava
Another case was of Maharaja Jai Singh II, king of Jaipur State held a meeting with all Vaishnavas mahants.
"Decision was taken that other castes would not be part of bairagis except Brahmin and Kshatriya." – Meeting of Maharaja Jai Singh II with Ramanandi mahants and other vaishnava to maintain strict caste rules, 1720.[6]
Maharaja Jai Singh II obtained pledges from Ramanandi mahants and other vaishnava to maintain strict caste rules.
Senugupta describes them as a High caste group.
Bairagi Class or sect in bengal is formed of by all Classes and Castes in Bramha or Gaudiya Sampradaya.
Bairagi Brahmin Caste
Bairagi Brahmin caste is formed of sedentary rasik (temple dwelling or temple priest)
According to Mayer, Status of Bairagis is equal with other
Structure of Bairagi Brahmins
Bairagi brahmins are divided into four
Dynasties
Nandgaon
The first ruler
Chhuikhadan
The chiefs of
Akharas
There are three prominent Bairagi (Vaishnav) Akharas:[15][16]
Mahabharat
The Mahabharata says that once, after Babruvahana dug a dry pond, a Bairagi Brahmin reached the centre of pond and instantly water came out of the pond with a thunderous noise.[18]
References
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- ^ Arik Moran (2013), Toward a history of devotional Vaishnavism in the West Himalayas: Kullu and the Ramanandis, c. 1500–1800, pp. 21–22, Vol. 50, Issue 1, The Indian Economic & Social History Review
- ^ Nirmal Kumar Bose, Some Aspects of Caste in Bengal, p. 399, Vol. 71, No. 281, Traditional India: Structure and Change, American Folklore Society
- ^ Arik Moran (2013), Toward a history of devotional Vaishnavism in the West Himalayas: Kullu and the Ramanandis, c. 1500–1800, p. 13, Vol. 50, Issue 1, The Indian Economic & Social History Review
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- ^ Senugupta, Parna (2011). Pedagogy for Religion: Missionary Education and the Fashioning of Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. University of California Press. pp. 104, 112.
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- ^ Arik Moran (2013), Toward a history of devotional Vaishnavism in the West Himalayas: Kullu and the Ramanandis, c. 1500–1800, pp. 21–22, Vol. 50, Issue 1, The Indian Economic & Social History Review
- ^ Mayer, Adrian C. (1960). Caste and Kinship in Central India. Routledge. pp. 28–29. 36–39.
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- ^ Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers by David P. Henige - 2004 - Page 48
- ^ [South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora, Knut A. Jacobsen, ISBN hardback 978-0-415-4373-3, ISBN ebook ISBN hardback 978-0-203-93059-5]
- ^ Jāyasavāla, Akhileśa (1991). 18vīṃ śatābdī meṃ Avadha ke samāja evaṃ saṃskr̥ti ke katipaya paksha: śodha prabandha (in Hindi). Śāradā Pustaka Bhavana.
- ^ "बाकी अखाड़ों से अलग कैसे है 'दिगंबर अखाड़ा'?". News18 India. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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