Difference between revisions of "Brahma Kumari"
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| − | From the Sanskrit meaning virgin | + | From the Sanskrit meaning virgin, young girl or Princess. Translated as daughter by the BKWSU int he West, as in Brahma Kumari ; daughter of Brahma. |
Unrelated Kumari worship is practised in Hinduism and Buddhism, where a virgin girl is chosen to play the part of a Goddess. In older times, this sometimes included the human sacrifice of the child at the end of the period. | Unrelated Kumari worship is practised in Hinduism and Buddhism, where a virgin girl is chosen to play the part of a Goddess. In older times, this sometimes included the human sacrifice of the child at the end of the period. | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 1 June 2006
From the Sanskrit meaning virgin, young girl or Princess. Translated as daughter by the BKWSU int he West, as in Brahma Kumari ; daughter of Brahma.
Unrelated Kumari worship is practised in Hinduism and Buddhism, where a virgin girl is chosen to play the part of a Goddess. In older times, this sometimes included the human sacrifice of the child at the end of the period.