How Does the Caste System Work
The Caste System Divides Hindus into Four Main Categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. … the Main Castes Were Further Divided into About...
The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. … The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots – the Dalits or the untouchables.
What is caste system in simple words?
The caste system is a system in India that was once mainly used by Hindus. … For centuries, this system has dictated one’s marriages, geographical location, and occupation. The Indian government today works to decrease this discrimination with the quotas set in government jobs in 1950.
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What are the 5 levels of the caste system?
- Braham. single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything.
- Kshatriya. second level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS.
- Vaishyas. 3rd class of the caste system (worker class, the legs of purusha-sakta.)
- Shudra. …
- Untouchable/Harijan/Dalit.
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