Adbuta Brahmana

Japanese: 《アドブタ・ブラーフマナ》 - あどぶたぶらーふまな
Adbuta Brahmana

...The fact that Indians have had an interest in omens and divination since ancient times is evident from the fact that the Rig-Veda already contains a song on bird divination and mentions the interpretation of dreams. The Adbhuta-Brāhmaṇa, a ritual text, prescribes methods for calming bad omens. As knowledge of astronomy increased, omens related to the heavens came to play a central role.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Adbuta Brahmana" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インド人が古くから前兆や占いに関心をもっていたことは《リグ・ベーダ》にもすでに〈鳥占の歌〉があり,夢占に対する言及があることからもわかる。《アドブタ・ブラーフマナAdbhuta‐brāhmaṇa》という祭式文献には悪い前兆の鎮静法が規定されている。天文学の知識が増すにつれ,前兆の中でもとくに天体に関するものが中心的役割を占めるようになる。…

※「《アドブタ・ブラーフマナ》」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

<<:  Art Flower - Art Flower

>>:  Atopic skin - Atopihifu

Recommend

Zuray' (English spelling)

...The Ismailis became active from the end of the...

Iwaonupuri

A lava dome (bell-shaped volcano) belonging to the...

Alfeca - Alfeca

…Alpha is also called Gemma (pearl). Its Arabic n...

Moschus chrysogaster (English name)Moschuschrysogaster

…[Yoshiharu Imaizumi]. … *Some of the terminology...

Oikawa

…In recent years, the number of employed people h...

Wong Poon Muang - Wong Poon Muang

...Other ethnic minorities, such as the Miao, Kar...

Diplomatic protection

When a country's nationals are violated in a ...

Schrebergärten (English spelling)

...For example, the Russian dacha is a small vill...

Cardinal numbers

Please see the "Group Numbers" page. So...

Guthrie, Sir William Tyrone

Born: July 2, 1900, Tunbridge Wells, Kent [died] M...

Shimodate [city] - Shimodate

An old city in the west of Ibaraki Prefecture. It ...

taphonomy

… [Origin of fossils] Fossils are part of the pas...

Les biches (English spelling)

…After returning to the company in 1921, she achi...

Raft - raft

A boat made of buoyant materials such as wood, ba...

Koyasugami - Koyasugami

A god widely worshipped as a god of fertility, sa...