In the 11th century AD, after the decline of the Pala dynasty, a Hindu king, Adi Sura brought in five Brahmins and their five attendants from Kanauj, his purpose being to provide education for the Brahmins already in the area whom he thought to be ignorant, and revive traditional orthodox Brahminical Hinduism.[1] These Vedic Brahmins were supposed to have nine gunas (favoured attributes), among which was insistence on same rank marriages.[2] Multiple accounts of this legend exist, and historians generally consider this to be nothing more than myth or folklore lacking historical authenticity.[1] The tradition continues by saying that these incomers settled and each became the founder of a clan.[3]
The five Brahmin clans, which later became known as Mukherjees, Chatterjees, Banerjees, Gangulys and Bhattacharjees, were each designated as Kulina ("superior") in order to differentiate them from the more established local Brahmins.[3]
^ abSengupta, Nitish K. (2001). History of the Bengali-Speaking People. UBS Publishers' Distributors. p. 25. ISBN81-7476-355-4.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ abHopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Further reading
Sengupta, Nitish (2001). History of the Bengali-speaking People. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN8174763554.
March 15, 2023
kulin, brahmin, bengali, brahmins, belonging, hindu, religion, they, trace, their, ancestry, five, families, kannauj, migrated, bengal, contents, history, also, references, further, readinghistory, editin, 11th, century, after, decline, pala, dynasty, hindu, k. Kulin Brahmins are the Bengali Brahmins belonging to Hindu religion They trace their ancestry to five families of Kannauj who migrated to Bengal Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingHistory EditIn the 11th century AD after the decline of the Pala dynasty a Hindu king Adi Sura brought in five Brahmins and their five attendants from Kanauj his purpose being to provide education for the Brahmins already in the area whom he thought to be ignorant and revive traditional orthodox Brahminical Hinduism 1 These Vedic Brahmins were supposed to have nine gunas favoured attributes among which was insistence on same rank marriages 2 Multiple accounts of this legend exist and historians generally consider this to be nothing more than myth or folklore lacking historical authenticity 1 The tradition continues by saying that these incomers settled and each became the founder of a clan 3 The five Brahmin clans which later became known as Mukherjees Chatterjees Banerjees Gangulys and Bhattacharjees were each designated as Kulina superior in order to differentiate them from the more established local Brahmins 3 See also EditKulin KayasthaReferences Edit a b Sengupta Nitish K 2001 History of the Bengali Speaking People UBS Publishers Distributors p 25 ISBN 81 7476 355 4 Reflections on Kulin Polygamy p2 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 10 September 2016 Retrieved 29 April 2016 a b Hopkins Thomas J 1989 The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West In Bromley David G Shinn Larry D eds Krishna consciousness in the West Bucknell University Press pp 35 36 ISBN 978 0 8387 5144 2 Retrieved 31 October 2011 Further reading EditSengupta Nitish 2001 History of the Bengali speaking People UBS Publishers Distributors ISBN 8174763554 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kulin Brahmin amp oldid 1139124184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
