RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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the Hindu concept that people are born with a set of skills that help them serve one of the four general needs of a functioning society
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a class, or group, in Indian society
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the religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suff ering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment
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a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings
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Detailed explanation-1: -A caste is a form of social stratification determined by one single factor i.e. ritualistic legitimization of authority. Class of a person is based on multiple factors like economic status, education, power, achievements etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -The caste system segregates the Hindus into four significant categories, i.e., Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. There are five significant kinds of social classes, namely upper class, upper-middle-class, middle class, working-class, and the lower class.
Detailed explanation-3: -A caste is a social group that includes people of the same economic status, occupation or rank. In India, the rigid caste system divides people by social distinctions into hereditary groups that have specific limitations and privileges, depending on where the person is on the social strata.
Detailed explanation-4: -A caste system is a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, the opportunities you have access to depend on the family you happened to be born into. The phrase caste system has been around since the 1840s, but we’ve been using caste since the 1500s.