Brahmanas facts for kids

The Brahmanas are a collection of Indian books. The books give more information on the Vedas, the four holiest books of the Hindu religion.

The Brahmanas give instructions on the proper performance of rituals. They also explain the original symbolic meanings.

Each Vedic shakha (school) has its own Brahmana. Many Brahmana texts existed in ancient India. Most of these have been lost.

Images for kids

A 17th-century manuscript page of Sadvimsha Brahmana, a Pañcaviṃśa-Brāhmaṇa supplement (Sanskrit, Devanagari). It is found embedded in the Samaveda.
Performance of Yajna.
Page from the Aitareya Brahmana.
Tools used for Yajna.
Sadvimsha Brahmana page.
Page from the SamaVeda samhita and brahmanam.
Page form the Mimamsa sutra of Jaiminimi, who also recorded the Jaiminiya Brahmana and other works.
Extract from a 13th-century manuscript of the Shatapatha Brahmana (Khanda 14).
Page of the Taittiriya Samhita.
Atharva-Veda samhita page.