Brahmins

Brahmin (also called Brahmana; from the Sanskrit brāhmaṇa ब्राह्मण) is a term for a scholar class in the traditional Hindu societies of India and Nepal.

Brahman, Brahmin, and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self. 

Brahmin (or Brahmana) refers to an individual, while the word Brahma refers to the creative aspect of the universal consciousness[citation needed].

The English word brahmin is an anglicised form of the Sanskrit word Brāhmana.

In the Smriti view, there are four "varnas" or classes: the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas, and the Shudras.

Brahmins were engaged in attaining the highest spiritual knowledge (brahmavidya) and adhered to different branches (shakhas) of Vedas.