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    Naren did not understand the meaning of ‘losing caste’ .one day he saw many hookas(smoking pipes) placed in one corner of the room in the household. Different pipes were kept for Brahmins‚ non Brahmins and muslims. Naren took the pipes and smoked from each one of them‚ one at a time. He wanted to see if he would lose caste by smoking from a pipe meant for someone of a lower caste. He felt no change in himself. Everything remained the same. Just then‚ vishwanath entered the room and asked him what

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    Comparative Religion Essential Questions: Hinduism Part 1. What is essential? • Hinduism sees to put an origin for all things in the natural world. Everything must be treated with respect and seen as a part of ones self. It is observed that everything in the universe was created by Brahman‚ including himself. At the time of creation‚ Brahman emanated outward into the world and became the world. He became every rock‚ animal‚ river‚ and anything else we see. Stories of the creation and all

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    INTRODUCTION The word ‘Caste’ is originally derived from the Latin word Castus‚ which means chaste and pure. From ancient times the Indian society was divided into Jatis or small groups which are distinct from classes. Due to the complexity of Jatis‚ the Portuguese who came to India gave the name castas‚ referring to the pure/impure divide. Thus the word caste came into being in the Indian society. The translation of the terms Varna and Jati into caste seems obscures the real difference between

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    safeguards and government programs THE INDIAN CASTE SYSTEM There are four castes in Hindu society and each caste has assigned duties‚ responsibilities and privileges. The Brahmins are the learned‚ the Kshatriyas are the warriors‚ the Vaishyas are the traders‚ and the Sudras perform menial tasks and physical labour. Brahmins are on the highest rung of the social hierarchy‚ and Sudras are on the lowest. For thousands of years the relations amongst the castes and their sub-castes have been governed

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    thrown out of these groups sets him up to further his enlightenment. As we look at the first part of Siddhartha’s journey we can see a guiding theme‚ he is most enlightened once he has left a spiritual group. First we see it with his father and the Brahmins‚ his heart isn’t satisfied with the level of enlightenment he is receiving‚ so his only course of action is to cast them off and move on. This continual pattern of searching for enlightenment through teachers‚ and then only truly finding it once

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    old Brahmin‚ goes to Karnan and asks for his Kavasam and Kundalam indaanam (donation). Indra was apprehensive that Karnan‚ by virtue of his phenomenal skills as a warrior‚ may be able to overwhelm Arjun. He therefore asked for this gift so as to reduce his strength. Karnan had been cautioned by the Sun God that Lord Indra was going to make some such move. But Karna is so large hearted that he cannot refuse anyone. Knowing fully well‚ that Indra was playing a trick on him disguised as a Brahmin‚ he

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    nauseated with himself‚ and shares a mutual perspective on how he perceives the world. Through Siddhartha’s perception of a disunited world‚ he is unable to find the unity in himself. But as Siddhartha escapes the world of spirituality‚ in being a Brahmin‚ or a Samana and when he flees his life of

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    Hinduism Caste System Essay

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    called varn.a‚ or "color." Subcaste‚ or jâti‚ "birth‚ life‚ rank‚" is a traditional subdivision of varn.a. [pic] The Bhagavad Gita says this about the varn.as: [41] The works of Brahmins‚ Ks.atriyas‚ Vaishyas‚ and Shudras are different‚ in harmony with the three powers of their born nature. [42] The works of a Brahmin are peace; self-harmony‚ austerity‚ and purity; loving-forgiveness and righteousness; vision and wisdom and faith. [43] These are the works of a Ks.atriya:  a heroic mind‚ inner

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    Transcending Sociolinguistics: Language‚ Caste and Power in India Sociolinguistics and the Language Problem in India Though there has been a long tradition of studying and interpreting language in India‚ most of these studies are in descriptive‚ technical or structural mode. For long‚ language has been seen as a non-political or apolitical phenomenon and its study has remained restricted to its structure. India also has a long tradition in the study of language

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    the ancient Iranian classes ("pistras")‚[10] wherein the priests are Brahmins‚ the warriors are Kshatriya‚ the merchants are vaishyas and the artisans are shudras.[11][12] [edit] Varna and Jati Main articles: Varna in Hinduism and Jāti According to the ancient Hindu scriptures‚ there are four "varnas". The Bhagavad Gita says varnas are decided based on Guna and Karma. Manusmriti and some other shastras name four varnas: the Brahmins (teachers‚ scholars and priests)‚ the Kshatriyas

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