Initiate

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Having accepted him, the teacher inducts him into the “life-stage” (sacuterama) of a brahma, “he who practices the Veda (brahma).” This is effected by touching his navel, stomach, heart, and shoulders while chanting the appropriate mantras.

• Source: Inden, Ronald B. Kinship in Bengali culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
• Culture: Bengali
• Location: Asia