RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Members of different castes were often intermarried
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Caste membership determined a person’s occupation
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The highest caste was composed of the Untouchables
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The caste system had little effect on daily life
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Detailed explanation-1: -Segmentation of society into groups whose membership was determined by birth. A hierarchical system wherein generally the Brahmins were at the head of the hierarchy, but this hierarchy was disputed in some cases. In various linguistic areas, hundreds of castes had a gradation generally acknowledged by everyone.
Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system has existed in some form in India for at least 3, 000 years. It is a social hierarchy passed down through families, and it can dictate the professions a person can work in as well as aspects of their social lives, including whom they can marry.
Detailed explanation-3: -The caste system is deeply rooted in the Hinduism belief in karma and reincarnation. Dating back more than 3, 000 years, the caste system divides Hindus into four main categories – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras based on who they were in their past life, their karma, and what family line they come from.