Sacrifice of Purusha

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu mythology
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Brahmanism
gptkb:Yajna_(sacrifice)
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Purusha
gptkbp:date circa 1500–1200 BCE
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Rigveda
gptkb:Purusha_Sukta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sacrifice of Purusha
gptkbp:influenced later Hindu philosophy
gptkbp:interpretedBy Hindu scholars
allegory of creation
metaphor for unity of existence
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Devas
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ritual
Hindu mythology
gptkbp:resultedIn creation of the universe
creation of the four varnas
gptkbp:symbolizes cosmic creation
origin of social order
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Purusha_Sukta_Stuti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8