Upanayana

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu rite of passage
gptkbp:ageRange typically 8 to 16 years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sacred_thread_ceremony
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Brahmins
gptkb:Kshatriyas
gptkb:Vaishyas
gptkbp:culturalSignificance marks entry into student life (Brahmacharya)
gptkbp:duration one day or more
gptkbp:gender traditionally male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upanayana
gptkbp:modernUse sometimes performed for girls in some communities
gptkbp:performedAt boys
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Hindus
gptkbp:region gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:relatedCeremony Thread ceremony
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Samskara
gptkb:Brahmacharya
Vedic education
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:rituals recitation of Gayatri Mantra
initiation by guru
wearing of sacred thread
gptkbp:scriptureMentionedIn gptkb:Grihya_Sutras
gptkb:Manusmriti
gptkb:Dharmaśāstra
gptkbp:significance marks the beginning of formal education
gptkbp:status one of the 16 samskaras (rites of passage) in Hinduism
gptkbp:symbol Yajnopavita (sacred thread)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brahmin
gptkb:Sanskrit_literature
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5