Kannada Brahmin
ಕನ್ನಡ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ | |
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 Purandara Dasa (Father of Carnatic music ) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Kannada | |
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| Hinduism | |
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Kannada Brahmins or Carnatic Brahmins are Kannada-speaking Brahmins, primarily living in Karnataka, and also present in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.[1][2] They belong to one of three traditions: Smartism, Sadh Vaishnavism (Madhva Sampradaya), and Sri Vaishnavism, and are followers of Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya, and Ramanuja, respectively.[3][4]
Classification
[edit]Kannada Brahmins fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India.[5] These Brahmins generally are further sub-divided into a number of gotras and the Veda Shakha, which professes to subscribe to the performance of the yajna and other rites. Another sub-division divides them those who follow the Apastamba Dharmasutra and Asvalayana Sutra. Adherents of the latter preponderate in the state.[6][7][6][8][9][10][11]
The Tulu speaking Brahmins are part of Carnatic Brahmins. They consist of Kota Brahmins, Nambudri Brahmins, Chitpavan Brahmins, Karhade Brahmins, Sthanika Brahmins, Koteshwara Brahmins, Deshastha Brahmins and Shivalli Brahmin.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 540.
- ^ N. Subrahmanian (1989). The Brahmin in the Tamil Country. Ennes Publications. p. 58.
The Kannada speaking Brahmins (Madhva Brahmins as they are known in Tamilnadu) are found in the bilingual border areas between the Mysore territory and Tamilnad;
- ^ P. P. Nārāyanan Nambūdiri (1992). Aryans in South India. Inter-India Publications. p. 76. ISBN 9788121002660.
The Canarese or the Karnataka Brahmins The Canarese speaking or Karnataka brahmins are divided into two major sub-divisions, the Smarta and Madhwa with several sub- divisions under each.
- ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1988. p. 157.
All the Brahmins belong to one of the three sects, i.e., the Smarthas, the Madhwa and the Srivaishnava, followers of Shankaracharya, Madhwacharya and Ramanujacharya.
- ^ Krishnaji Nageshrao Chitnis (1994). Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 95. ISBN 9788171563470.
- ^ a b Rao, Hayavadana (1927). Mysore Gazetteer. Bangalore: Government Press.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 544.
- ^ Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, Volume 10. The Institute. 1992. p. 67.
- ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1988. p. 157.
Of the two broad divisions among the brahmins, the Pancha Gowda of the north and the Pancha Dravida of the south, the brahmins of the Karnataka belong to the latter. There are the four linguistic groups speaking Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
- ^ P. P. Nārāyanan Nambūdiri (1992). Aryans in South India. Inter-India Publications. p. 76. ISBN 9788121002660.
The Canarese or the Karnataka Brahmins The Canarese speaking or Karnataka brahmins are divided into two major sub-divisions, the Smarta and Madhwa with several sub- divisions under each.
- ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1988. p. 157.
All the Brahmins belong to one of the three sects, i.e., the Smarthas, the Madhwa and the Srivaishnava, followers of Shankaracharya, Madhwacharya and Ramanujacharya.
- ^ "Tulunadu" – via Internet Archive.
Bibliography
[edit]- Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.