Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c12.49

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c12.49

‘Mekhalā.’ The Brahmachārī’s uniform also comprises a *mekhalā* or girdle made of different materials for different castes. It is *muñja* grass for the Brāhmaṇa, *jyā* (bowstring) for Kshatriya (symbolizing his military avocation), and *śaṇa*, thread for the Vaiśya. It may also be of rope used for yoking the oxen to the plough (symbolical of agriculture as his occupation).

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