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> The caste system, as per scriptures, is just a categorization of work that people do. This is blatantly false. Can you cite me some? Even the Lord Rama kill

> The caste system, as per scriptures, is just a categorization of work that people do. This is blatantly false. Can you cite me some? Even the Lord Rama killed Shambuka because he wanted to learn the Vedas as a Sudra. Another incident I don't remember from the Mahabharata where one person was keen for reaching brahminic status. And that was denied. And was said as an example. > there are innumerable instances in the scriptures when people have taken up jobs of other castes, as per situation demands. Cite me two or three. And please don't say Parshuram being a warrior or Viswamitra being a sage. Both were upper caste Brahmin or Kshatriya. All religions are bad. Degree varies.

zozbot234 5y ago
The story of Shambuka is thought by many to be an unreliable interpolation within the Ramayana. And even then, Shambuka's violation of dharma is said to involve his improper performing of tapas, a kind of ascetic penance that's often criticized in both Buddhism and Hinduism; certainly, it's not considered universally good. It's not to be confused with meditation or reflection in a general sense, of which we are even told wrt. the Shudras that live in the forest (i.e. pursuing Vanaprastha). (To top it all, apparently there's even a tradition which says the wise Shambuka ultimately managed to perfect his dharma by means of Rama's intervention, whilst the Brahmins who had requested that very intervention are criticized. Thus adding all sorts of nuances to the story that can hardly be described as "casteist".)