…Intermarriage between varnas should be avoided, but anuloma (forward hair) marriage, in which a man of a higher varna marries a woman of a lower varna, was tolerated. However, the reverse, pratiloma (back hair) marriage, was avoided. According to the myth of human origin that has long been believed among Hindus, when the gods cut the body of Purusha (the original man), Brahmins were born from his mouth, Kshatriyas from his arms, Vaishyas from his thighs, and Shudras from his feet. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "pratiloma" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…バルナ間の混血は避けるべきであるとされるが,上位バルナの男が下位バルナの女と結婚するアヌローマanuloma(順毛)婚は大目にみられた。ただし,その逆のプラティローマpratiloma(逆毛)婚は忌避されている。 ヒンドゥー教徒の間で古くから信じられてきた人類起源神話によれば,神々がプルシャ(原人)の体を切り分けたとき,その口からバラモン,両腕からクシャトリヤ,両腿からバイシャ,両足からシュードラが生み出されたという。… ※「pratiloma」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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