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Upanayana

Upanayana (Sanskrit: उपनयन, romanized: upanayana, lit. 'initiation') is a Hindu educational sacrament, one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor, such as a guru or acharya, and an individual's initiation into a school in Hinduism. Some traditions consider the ceremony as a spiritual…

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related to Further reading · 134
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Upanayana → Aiyangar, Altekar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar Foundation, An Introduction, Anant Sadashiv, Ancient India, Ancient Indian Education, Arranged, As Based, Asceticism, Aspects, Astrid, Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Brahmanical, Brothers, Buddhist, Buddhist Initiations, Bāhun
related to Doubts about Upanayanam in old texts · 28
Upanayana → Agnihotra, Calcutta, Dharmasastra, Doniger, For, He, Hermann Oldenberg, History, Indeed, Indian, Jones, Kane, Kulluka, Manusmriti, Manusmṛti, Oldenberg, Olivelle, Patrick Olivelle, Satapatha Brahmana, Saukeya
related to Etymology · 20
Upanayana → According, Assamese, Bangla, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Newari, Odia, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Saṃskṛtam, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
related to Gender and women · 14
Upanayana → Aśvālayana Gṛhya Sutra, Brahmavadinī, Dharmasutras, Girls, Gobhila Gṛhya Sūtra, Harita Dharmasūtras, However, In, Sadyovadhu, They, This, Those, Vedic, Yama Smriti
related to Yajnopavita · 14
Upanayana → According, Agni, Bhaga, Chandra, For, Hindu, However, Lakṣmī, Pārvatī, Sarasvatī, Tamils, The, There, Tridevī
related to Age and varna · 13
Upanayana → Apastamba Gryha Sutra, Brāhmaṇas, Gautama Gṛyha Sūtra, However, In Hindu, Jatakarman, Kṣatriyas, Many, The, Upanayanam, Vaiśyas, Vedas, Vidyārambha
related to background · 11
Upanayana → Chandogya Upaniṣad, Dharmasūtras, Dharmaśāstras, Educational, Gharpure, Gṛhyasūtras, Indologically, Saṃhitās, Smṛti, The, Yājñavalkya Smṛti
related to Nepal · 11
Upanayana → Bratabandha, Gayatri Mantra, Guru, Hinduism, In Nepal, Sanskrit, Tagadhari, The, This, This Sanskara, Traditionally
see also · 11
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ceremony isbn thread sacred texts passage ancient hindu hinduism rite upper garment education vedic initiation ritual student meaning teacher child

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the Baudhāyana Gṛhyasūtra encouraged the three Varṇas of society to undergo the Upanayana.Initiation to sectarian affiliation is not exclusive to asceticsinstance ofdo not have the rite to the Vedic Upanayana or access to Vedas as their vidhi is not mentioned in any of the Dharmashastras.The large variation in age and changes to it over tim…0.80text
but open to householders.Genderinstance ofdo not have the rite to the Vedic Upanayana or access to Vedas as their vidhi is not mentioned in any of the Dharmashastras.The large variation in age and changes to it over tim…0.80text
womenIn some textsinstance ofdo not have the rite to the Vedic Upanayana or access to Vedas as their vidhi is not mentioned in any of the Dharmashastras.The large variation in age and changes to it over tim…0.80text
some girls belonging to the three varnas undergo upanayana rite of passageinstance ofdo not have the rite to the Vedic Upanayana or access to Vedas as their vidhi is not mentioned in any of the Dharmashastras.The large variation in age and changes to it over tim…0.80text
Harita Dharmasūtrasinstance oftexts0.80text
Aśvālayana Gṛhya Sutrainstance oftexts0.80text
Yama Smriti suggest women could begin Vedic studies after Upanayana.Girls belonging to the three upper varnas who decided to become a student underwent the Upanayana rite of passageinstance oftexts0.80text
at the age of 8instance oftexts0.80text
and thereafter were called Brahmavadinīinstance oftexts0.80text
the Gobhila Gṛhya Sūtrainstance ofis described in multiple texts0.80text
a kusa rope.The ancient Saṁskṛta texts offer a diverse view while describing the yajñopavītam or upavitainstance ofbecoming more popular than alternatives0.80text
Hindu weddingsinstance ofduring formal occasions and the celebration of rites of passage0.80text

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