婆羅門(梵文:ब्राह्मण brāhmaṇa),係印度嘅祭司貴族,屬於種姓之一,代表色係白色,佢哋主要掌握神權,占卜禍福,壟斷文化教育同報導農時季節,主持王室儀典,喺社會上嘅地位係最高嘅。
由於職責同地位特殊,婆羅門可享有好多特權。佢哋可以免交各種稅,因為啲人認為,婆羅門已經用自己嘅虔誠還清咗呢種債。婆羅門係神聖不可侵犯嘅,佢哋唔能夠被處以死刑或任何類型嘅肉刑。而向婆羅門贈送禮物嘅人就會得到祝福,佢哋將會係今生或者來世,獲得一定嘅善報。喺咁多禮物之中,最受歡迎嘅係土地,因為佢可以「解除贈送者嘅一切罪孽」。所以婆羅門佔有大量地產,經常係成條村。
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