DVIJA

Meaning of DVIJA in English

/dvee"jah/ , n. Hinduism.

a person who is twice-born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and the lowest class, the Shudra. Only the dvijas may study the Vedas.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DVIJA — (Sanskrit: twice-born), in the Hindu social system, members of the three upper varnas, or social classesthe Brahmans (priests and teachers), …
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VARNA — Sanskrit Varna, any one of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. Although the literal meaning of the word …
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UPANAYANA — Hindu ritual of initiation, restricted to the three upper varnas, or social classes; it marks the male child's entrance upon …
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VAISYA — also spelled Vaishya, Sanskrit Vaisya, third highest in ritual status of the four varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, …
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SUDRA — also spelled Shudra, Sanskrit Sudra, the fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, traditionally …
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ДВАЖДЫРОЖДЁННЫЕ — Dvija
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