Adhvaryu

Japanese: adhvaryu
Adhvaryu

...One of the four samhitas (collections) of the Vedas, the holy texts of Brahmanism in ancient India. It is a collection of yajus, or ritual texts, and is said to be under the jurisdiction of the adhvaryu, the priest in charge of performing ritual acts. Yajus are phrases that address deities, ritual implements, offerings, etc., in conjunction with ritual acts to effectuate the effect of a ritual, and are written mostly in prose.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "adhvaryu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代インドにおけるバラモン教の聖典ベーダを構成する諸文献のうち,4種のサンヒター(本集)の一つ。ヤジュスyajusすなわち祭詞を集録したもので,祭式において行作(ぎようさ)の実行を担当するアドバリユadhvaryu祭官の管掌に属するとされる。ヤジュスとは祭式の効力を生ぜしめる目的で行作にともない神格,祭具,供物などに呼びかける文句で,おおむね散文で書かれている。…

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