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词条 Rigvedi
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  1. Geographical distribution

  2. See also

  3. References

Rigvedi (also called Rugvedi) is an Indian surname meaning versed in Rigveda.[1][2] It is one of the two major sub-sects among Deshastha Brahmins.[3][4][5] Similarly there are Yajurvedi (one who knows Yajurveda).[6]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 90.32% of all known bearers of the surname Rigvedi were residents of India. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:[7]

  • 1. Maharashtra
  • 2. Karnataka

See also

  • Yajurvedi
  • Dwivedi
  • Trivedi
  • Chaturvedi

References

1. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=br61gYKt5Q0C&pg=PT113|title=Hinduism For Dummies|author=Amrutur V. Srinivasan|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|accessdate=15 June 2011|page=113|quote=Rigvedi: Expert in Rigveda}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Yajna, a Comprehensive Survey|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hK1IAQAAIAAJ|author1=Gyanshruti|author2=Srividyananda|publisher=Yoga Publications Trust|accessdate=1 January 2007|page=139|quote=Since brahmins pursued learning of the Vedas in this manner, they were known as rigvedi (an expert on the Rig Veda with a deep knowledge of Rigveda Samhita and it's related granthas).}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Maharashtra, Land and Its People|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bl90u5lmwRAC|publisher=Gazetteers Department, Government of Maharashtra|year=2009|page=45|quote=There are two sub-groups among Deshastha Brahmins, namely Rigvedi and Yajurvedi. The Yajurvedis have further two sub-sections-Shukla Yajurvedi and Krishna Yajurvedi. Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmins are the most ancient sub-caste of Maharashtra.}}
4. ^{{cite book|title=India's Communities, Volume 6|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Mt9G1e6JF-QC|author=Kumar Suresh Singh|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1998|page=3316|quote=Earlier, both the subgroups, Yajurvedi and Rigvedi practised endogamy but now intermarriages between the two take place.|isbn = 9780195633542}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=The Economic Weekly, Volume 10|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DAjoAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Economic Weekly|year=1958|page=129|quote=The Deshastha Rigvedl Brahmins as their name shOWs live in the Desha and follow a Rigvedic ritual. They are an extremely widespread}}
6. ^{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Greater Bombay District. (3 v.)|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nQtuAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State|year=1986|page=628|quote=There are some Yajurvedi Brahmans also who follow the Madhyandin branch of Yajurveda.}}
7. ^Rigvedi Surname Distribution
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