Bahudakshina Yajna

Bahudakshina Yajna
Devanagariबहुदक्षिणा यज्ञ
Title meansThe Yajna in which scholars are awarded by monetary gifts
PlaceCourt of King Janaka in Mithila
TypeScholarly Yajna
PhilosophyIndian Philosophy
See also: Ancient Mithila University

Bahudakshina Yajna (Devanagari: बहुदक्षिणा यज्ञ) was a famous scholarly Yajna organised by the King Janaka of Mithila at his court.[1] It was organised in order to find the best Brahmagyaani or Brahma-nishtha or the greatest scholar of Vedas among the participating Brahmin scholars in the Yajna at the court. It is mentioned in the Indian philosophical text Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.[2][3][4][5]

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  3. ^ Culture, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of (2002). Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture.
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  5. ^ Tattvālokah. Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Educational Trust. 1997.