Jaiminiya Brahmana
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Jaiminiya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda tradition, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and associated theological interpretations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaiminiya Brahmana canonical | 3 |
| Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana | 1 |
| Jaiminīya Shrauta Sutra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4738498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaiminiya Brahmana Context triple: [Brahmana, hasPart, Jaiminiya Brahmana]
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A.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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B.
Yajnavalkya Smriti
Yajnavalkya Smriti is a classical Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Yajnavalkya, known for its systematic treatment of dharma, social duties, and jurisprudence.
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C.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
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D.
Panchavimsha Brahmana
The Panchavimsha Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda that details sacrificial rituals and liturgical practices in 25 sections.
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E.
Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Katyayana, forming part of the classical Dharmashastra tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaiminiya Brahmana Target entity description: Jaiminiya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda tradition, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and associated theological interpretations.
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A.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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B.
Yajnavalkya Smriti
Yajnavalkya Smriti is a classical Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Yajnavalkya, known for its systematic treatment of dharma, social duties, and jurisprudence.
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C.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
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D.
Panchavimsha Brahmana
The Panchavimsha Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda that details sacrificial rituals and liturgical practices in 25 sections.
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E.
Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Katyayana, forming part of the classical Dharmashastra tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmana text
ⓘ
Vedic text ⓘ prose text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jaiminiya school of Samaveda ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Jaiminiya shakha ⓘ |
| category | Samaveda Brahmana ⓘ |
| concerns |
priests of the Samaveda
ⓘ
sacrificial officiants ⓘ |
| describes |
Soma sacrifices
ⓘ
Vedic sacrificial rituals ⓘ chanting of Samans ⓘ fire rituals ⓘ |
| explains |
cosmological aspects of sacrifice
ⓘ
origins of certain rites ⓘ symbolism of sacrificial implements ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
correct performance of sacrifice
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relationship between chant and sacrifice ⓘ symbolic meaning of rituals ⓘ |
| genre |
liturgical text
ⓘ
ritual text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
liturgy
ⓘ
mythological explanations ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ theological interpretations ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Saman melodies
ⓘ
myth and ritual relationship ⓘ ritual exegesis ⓘ sacrifice (yajña) ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu ritual theory ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Samaveda tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaveda
|
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaiminiya Brahmana
Kauthuma Samaveda tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Kauthuma school of Samaveda
Tandya Mahabrahmana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in modern editions) ⓘ |
| scriptureOf |
Vedic religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
|
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
Vedic studies ⓘ |
| textType | prose with some metrical passages ⓘ |
| textualForm | Brahmana layer of the Veda ⓘ |
| tradition | Shrauta tradition ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Vedic ritual education ⓘ |
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Subject: Jaiminiya Brahmana Description of subject: Jaiminiya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda tradition, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and associated theological interpretations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jaiminiya Brahmana
linked to: Jaiminiya Brahmana