Assertion: brahman | /r/CapableOf | perform ritual
Facets:
value: for non-brahman castes
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Brahmans are par excellence the performers of Hindu rituals, and caste status is profoundly tested by whether Brahmans are willing to perform rituals for non-Brahman castes (i.e., if they are willing, the caste for which they do so is a high caste).
text: The Gautama's Dharmasutra, the oldest of surviving Hindu Dharmasutras, for example, states in verse 9.54–9.55 that a Brahmin should not participate or perform a ritual unless he is invited to do so, but he may attend.