Bhutayajna (“creature sacrifice”) is one of the five major sacrifices (panchamahayajna) that are required in religious scriptures (Dharma Shastras).
- The bhutayajna is aimed towards animals and outcasts (and, in some interpretations, ghosts), and it is fulfilled by placing food on the ground for them to consume.
- Hindu life has changed dramatically since the Dharma Shastras were written, and this specific sacrifice is now seldom carried out.
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