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I have been studding Buddhist scriptures and I don't think this true. The following quote is from 2,500 years ago: [The] brahmins say: ‘Only brahmins are the h
by ma2rten 6y ago
I have been studding Buddhist scriptures and I don't think this true. The following quote is from 2,500 years ago:
[The] brahmins say: ‘Only brahmins are the highest caste; other castes are inferior. Only brahmins are the light caste; other castes are dark. Only brahmins are purified, not others. Only brahmins are Brahmā’s rightful sons, born of his mouth, born of Brahmā, created by Brahmā, heirs of Brahmā.
https://suttacentral.net/dn27/en/sujato#dn27:4.13 https://suttacentral.net/dn27/en/sujato#dn27:4.13
- sharadov 6y ago"There is no evidence in the Rigveda for an elaborate, much-subdivided and overarching caste system". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India
- ma2rten 6y agoI'm certainly not an expert in Indian history, but it seems that there was a caste system 500 BC with four castes which people were born into. Is there evidence that people were able to move between castes before that time?