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The notion that Sanskrit itself is comparatively recent, of course subtracts from that of Brahminism.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

For long centuries Buddhism and Brahminism flourished side by side, and then slowly Buddhism decayed and Brahminism in a multitude of forms replaced it.

From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Mother-right is still in force in many parts of India, though owing to the influence of Brahminism on the aboriginal tribes the examples of the maternal family are fewer than might be expected.

From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

Of the active virtues, however, the recognition is as slight as may be; so slight as to make it doubtful whether Buddhism be a better rule for the formation of good citizens than Brahminism.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Brahminism and Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity, Mahommedanism and Parseeism, the cult of the Taoists and Confucians, every belief that has been a great belief, that has led man captive, has come from the East.

From The Hearts of Men by Fielding, H. (Harold)