Long-eared statues show Nepalese influence, even the Buddhist images being girt with the sacred cord of brahma.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
The Mahometan dies fighting for his prophet, the Indian immolates himself at the chariot-wheels of brahma, the Hottentot worships an insect, the Negro a bunch of feathers, the Mexican sacrifices human victims!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume III"
Percy Bysshe Shelley Edited by Thomas Hutchinson, M. A.
They imitated the warriors in forming a caste, which claimed descent from brahma, the Creator's head, while Kshatriyas represented his arms, and the productive classes his less noble members.
"Tales of Bengal"
S. B. Banerjea