History of Bengali Language and Literature c7.s3.12

c7.s3.12

The dissemination of such ideas was necessarily accompanied by the growth of the Brāhmanic power. As a set-off against the lawlessness of the Buddhistic free-thinkers, absolute obedience to the leaders of society was enforced. The Mahammodans, as the new ruling race, did not enterfere with the social and spiritual movements of the Hindus. Full powers, thus, came to be vested in the leaders of society. Without a reverence for the promulgators, truth loses much of its force. Hence in the Pouraṇik Renaissance the Brāhmin came to the front, and stood next to God in popular estimation. Hinduism thus became in a far greater sense than ever before, Brāhmanism, or a Brāhmanic cult.