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Varendra (or Barendra) was a region of Bengal, now in Bangladesh, which is said to be the origin of the Bengali Varendra Brahmins.〔History of Ancient Bengal, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, 1971〕 It included the Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom region currently part of Rangpur and Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. According to Cunningham, the boundary of Varendra was the Ganges and the Mahananda on the west, the Karatoya on the east, the Padma on the south and the land between Koochbihar and the Terai on the north.〔(Varendra ) in Banglapedia〕 The Varendra Brahmins and Varendra Kshatriyas originated from this region. It is popularly believed that the Varendra Brahmins were invited to preach Hindutva, though really not the Vedic Hinduism as it is commonly believed, but more of the Pouranik Hinduism type, which evolved after Buddhism flourished. The Bhatariya, Maitreya, Satar, Gayokar, Baghshree, and Laheria villages soon gave birth to the Bengali Brahmin clans with surnames Bhaduri, Maitra/Moitra, Sanyal, Gain/Gayen, Bakshi/Bagchi, and Lairi/Lahiri. They came to be known as the Kulin Varendra (Barendra) Brahmins of Bengal, and are considered to be at the apex of Bengal's caste hierarchy along with Kayasthas and Baidyas. ==See also== * Brahmin * Pundra Kingdom 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Varendra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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