Brāhmaṇa (tribe) explained

Conventional Long Name:Brāhmaṇa
Common Name:Brāhmaṇa
Era:Iron Age
Government Type:Unknown
Event End:Conquered by Magadha
S1:Magadha
Image Map Caption:The Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period. Brāhmaṇa was located close to the north of Magadha.
Capital:Veṭhadīpa-Doṇagāma
Common Languages:Prakrit
Sanskrit
Religion:Historical Vedic religion
Buddhism
Jainism
Today:India
Nepal

Brāhmaṇa (Pali: ब्राह्मण) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.

Location

The territory of the Brāhmaṇas was located near Magadha, and their neighbours were the Buli tribe of Allakappa.

The capital city of the Brāhmaṇas was named in Pali alternatively Veṭhadīpa (Viṣṇudvīpa in Sanskrit) or Doṇagāma (Droṇagāma in Sanskrit).

History

After the Buddha's death, the Brāhmaṇas of Veṭhadīpa-Doṇagāma were given a share of his relics.

Political and social organisation

Little is known about the Brāhmaṇas of Veṭhadīpa-Doṇagāma other than that they belonged to the .

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