The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c9.s8.3
The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c9.s8.3
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c9.s8.3
The Vrātyaṣṭoma ceremonies²⁶ are calculated to introduce such Aryan communities as are however not yet subject to Brāhmaṇistic institutions to the Brāhmaṇic community. The Vrātyas belonged to such communities and could not therefore be described as outcastes.