Brahman

Example Sentences

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A couple of Brahman cows stand in a field before it cuts to the Texas town’s historic downtown.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Another import from India to central Vietnam was the idea of a society led by a priestly Brahman class and deities such as Shiva, identified with the Champa kings.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The supreme being from whom the universe emerged, Brahman, appears in the ancient sacred writings known as the Vedas without gender.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Workers moved the startled Brahman along by standing behind them and yelling or banging the side of the truck, since cattle are especially sensitive to noise, until they boarded the boat.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

As he sat down ready to pronounce the Om, Siddhartha softly recited the verse: ”Om is the bow, the arrow is the soul, Brahman is the arrow’s goal At which one aims unflinchingly.”

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse