Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c10.7
Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c10.7
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c10.7
All these sixteen priests were called by the general name of *Ṛitvij*. There are also mentioned priests of inferior status who were Assistants of the Adhvaryu, viz. the Śamitṛi, the Vaikarta, and the Chamasādhvaryu. The Kaushītakins added a seventeenth Ṛitvij called the *Sadasya* who is to superintend the whole sacrifice.