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

The ultimate goal of a person’s earthly life was to achieve union with Brahman, the ultimate and universal reality.

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

He had taken his shirt off to bathe, and I could see draped over his left shoulder the sacred thread given to Brahman boys when they come of age.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan