Brahmanas and Brahmanas

There are a number of subgroups in the brahmana group. A subgroup comprises of the brahmanas such as Pokkharasadi, Kutadanta and sonandanda, who had sovereign rights over their land, which were allotted to them by the kings. Another sub-group consists of students, householders and so on. Within the group status differences are played down, and the brahmanas use bho to address each other.^[1] The brahmana Brahmayu addresses his pupil uttara as tata, a kinship term used between father and son. In return Uttara addresses him as bho.^[2] This term of address is often coupled with either the personal name or the gotta name.