Example sentences for: brahman

How can you use “brahman” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the seventh century, one strong king, Harshavardhana, reigned for 40 years over northern India, and encouraged Buddhist monks and Brahman priests to participate in philosophical discussions.

  • Men such as Governor-General William Bentinck worked with missionaries and reformers such as Brahman Ram Mohan Roy to legislate against the practice of widows becoming sati by climbing onto the funeral pyres of their respective husbands.

  • While Brahman and Persian scholars exchanged ideas, the Indians copied the Persian coin system.

  • Not only will it avoid confusion among users of dictionaries, but it will restore the preeminence of Brahma or Brahman while reducing the brahmans to the status of the rest of us mortals, where they really belong.

  • It is high time that brahman be so spelt when the caste is implied, reserving Brahman when `the Absolute' is meant.


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