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(Hinduism) One of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice.

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Ashvamedha

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Ashvamedha

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Japanese Meaning

アシュヴァメーダは、古代インドのヴェーダ時代における極めて重要な犠牲儀式であり、馬を用いる祭祀を指します。また、リグ・ヴェーダの1.162-163の賛歌において、この馬犠牲に関する儀式が詳細に記されている名称でもあります。

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The historian explained how the Ashvamedha asserted a king's sovereignty through a ceremonial horse sacrifice.

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その歴史家は、ヴェーダの馬の犠牲儀礼が王の主権をどのように示したかを説明した。

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A peculiar verse in the Yajurvedic Ashvamedha tells us that in the sacrifices that were performed by the devas, Agni was the horse, and he conquered the earth (23/17). The idea of using the Ashvamedha horse for extending the rule to the neighbouring territories arose from this.

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