Grihya Sutras

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
sutra literature
gptkbp:associatedWith Kalpa Sutras
gptkbp:contains ritual instructions
guidelines for household ceremonies
rules for samskaras
gptkbp:genre gptkb:religion
ritual manual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grihya Sutras
gptkbp:influenced Hindu ritual practice
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableExample Apastamba Grihya Sutra
Asvalayana Grihya Sutra
Hiranyakesin Grihya Sutra
Manava Grihya Sutra
Paraskara Grihya Sutra
Sankhayana Grihya Sutra
gptkbp:partOf Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:period late Vedic period
gptkbp:prescribes ancestor worship
funeral rites
ritual purity
naming ceremonies
fire rituals
ritual offerings
initiation rituals
marriage rituals
ritual gestures
daily offerings
ritual food
hospitality rituals
ritual recitations
birth ceremonies
seasonal rituals
ritual dress
householder duties
ritual materials
ritual participants
ritual spaces
ritual timings
sacred thread ceremony
gptkbp:purpose guidance for householders
prescribing domestic rites
gptkbp:region ancient India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dharma_Sutras
gptkb:Shrauta_Sutras
gptkbp:subject Vedic rituals
Hindu rites of passage
domestic rituals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chudakarana
gptkb:Namakarana
gptkb:Samskaras
gptkb:Upanayana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6