Hindus strongly believe in the Caste system. The caste system divides people into four social classes:
-Brahman: Priest and Teachers
-Kshatriyas: Rulers and Warriors
-Vaisyas: Merchants and Farmers
-Shudras: Servants and Laborers
-A person does not get to choose which level of the caste system they are part of, there level is chosen on which they were born into.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/hinduism/beliefs.html
2 comments:
Nice source for the hot link, but I couldn't find the list of castes, so perhaps you have another source. Feel free to cite more than one source per post.
I didn't really know much at all about this religion, and I thought this was one of the coolest parts about it. The caste system is something very different from other religions, and although I don't think I would like it myself, it was nice to learn about.
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