a myth about purusha a god of the vedic religion provided the basis for
Historical Vedic religion The historical Vedic religion (also known as Vedism, Brahmanism, Vedic Brahmanism, and ancient Hinduism[note 1]) was the religion of the Indo-Aryans of northern India during the Vedic period.[5] It is one of the historical elements from which modern Hinduism emerged, although significantly different from it.[note 2]