A Hindu religious and social ritual. It is an initiation ceremony to enter the first of four stages of school life, and only through this ceremony do people become eligible to become members of a caste. The ages for initiation are set at 8-16 years old for Brahmins, 11-22 years old for Kshatriyas, and 12-24 years old for Vaishyas. The initiates put on new clothes and go to their guru's house carrying 21 sticks of firewood. At this time, Brahmins wear a sacred cotton cord from their left shoulder to their right armpit. It is said that after this ceremony, they are reborn as Hindus, and the top three castes are called dvijas (reborn). (→ ashram) Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
ヒンドゥー教徒の宗教的,社会的儀式の一つ。4住期の第1番目の学生期に入る入門式で,この儀式により初めてカーストの一員としての資格を得る。入門式の時期は,バラモンは8~16歳,クシャトリヤは 11~22歳,バイシャは 12~24歳と定められている。入門者は新しい衣を着け,21本の薪を持って師 guruの家に行く。この際バラモンは木綿の聖紐を左肩から右脇の下に掛ける。この儀式が終るとヒンドゥー教徒として生れ変るというので,上位3カーストは再生族 dvijaと呼ばれる。 (→アーシュラマ )
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