Consider the following statements about Brahamans:

Tandyamaha Brahmana is the oldest one and it is related to the Rig Veda.

Satapatha Brahmana includes vratyastoma, a ceremony through which people of non-Aryan stock could be admitted into the Aryan fold.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

The important Brahamans are (1) Aitareya, (2) Kausitaki, (3) Tandyamaha, (4) Jaiminiya, (5) Taittiriya, (6) Satapatha and (7) Gopatha Brahmanas.
Aitareya and Kausitaki are related to the Rig Veda, Tandyamaha and Jaiminiya to the Sama Veda, Taittiriya and Satapatha to the Yajur Veda and Gopatha to the Atharva Veda.
The third one, the Tandyamaha Brahmana, is one of the oldest and contains many legends, and includes the vratyastoma, a ceremony through which people of non-Aryan stock could be admitted into the Aryan fold.
The most important as well as the most voluminous of all the Brahmanas is the sixth one, the Satapatha Brahmana. It provides us information about not only sacrifices and ceremonies but also theology, philosophy, manners and customs of the later Vedic period.

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Neither 1 nor 2

The important Brahamans are (1) Aitareya, (2) Kausitaki, (3) Tandyamaha, (4) Jaiminiya, (5) Taittiriya, (6) Satapatha and (7) Gopatha Brahmanas.
Aitareya and Kausitaki are related to the Rig Veda, Tandyamaha and Jaiminiya to the Sama Veda, Taittiriya and Satapatha to the Yajur Veda and Gopatha to the Atharva Veda.
The third one, the Tandyamaha Brahmana, is one of the oldest and contains many legends, and includes the vratyastoma, a ceremony through which people of non-Aryan stock could be admitted into the Aryan fold.
The most important as well as the most voluminous of all the Brahmanas is the sixth one, the Satapatha Brahmana. It provides us information about not only sacrifices and ceremonies but also theology, philosophy, manners and customs of the later Vedic period.

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