Brāhmaṇa thread—a multistranded thread worn by brāhmaṇas across the left shoulder and chest.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-B-›Brahmana thread-a Brahmana thread-a multistranded thread worn by brahmanas across the left shoulder and chest. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/b/brahmana-thread-a-multistranded-thread-worn-by-brahmanas-acr Previous: Brahmacarya-celibate student life; the first order of Vedic spiritual life; the vow of strict abstinence from sex indulgence. Next: Brahmana-a member of the intellectual, priestly class; a person wise in Vedic knowledge, fixed in goodness and knowledgeable of Brahman, the Absolute Truth; One of the four orders of occupational life, brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra. The brahmanas are the intellectual class and their occupation is hearing Vedic literature, teaching Vedic literature, learning deity worship and teaching deity worship, receiving charity and giving charity.