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What religion uses a caste system and believes in reincarnation?
Hinduism, but the caste system did not have it's origin in Hinduism, but was put in place in India, and still affects people in bad ways today.
Describe the caste system in South Asia and discuss how it frames Indian society?
The caste system has a number of levels in hierarchy. The system is being discouraged by the educated but is still the prevalent means of societal organization. The system is based on color, creed, sex and finances.
What challenged do you think the caste system caused?
Over time, Hinduism organized India's society into groups called castes. A caste is a social class based on a person's ancestry. Under such a system, people are born into a particular caste, which determines the jobs they can hold and whom they can marry. The Caste System still influences Indian life, although laws now forbid unfair treatment of "lower" castes.
Why has religious bias in India against untouchables still exist?
People tend to cling to their religious beliefs, and the caste system is a long established part of Hinduism. It is also true that people of high caste are usually quite happy to benefit from the caste system, at the expense of people of lower caste. It is very similar to the aristocratic system which once dominated European society. Those who benefit from the system, fight to perpetuate it.
How is the caste system relateded to hinduisim?
The caste system, a social hierarchy in India, has been historically linked to Hinduism's belief in reincarnation and karma. It divides people into different social groups or castes based on their birth and occupation. Although not officially sanctioned in modern times, remnants of the caste system are still present in some aspects of Indian society.
When did India end the caste system?
The Caste System in India did not end. It is still in place.
What is the caste system a result of?
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Is caste system still continuing in Indian society if continuing then what are the effects of it?
If caste system goes on , what is the problem caste system is not wroing untouchability is wrong
What are the political impacts of Hinduism?
Hinduism and Confucianism have similar philosophical beliefs, social order, and their overall view of life, Hinduism achieved this through the Caste System and Confucianism attained this through Meritocracy.
How did Hindus and Buddhists look at social class differently?
Buddhism recognizes no classes and does not differentiate between Men and Women. All people are equal. In Hinduism, like in ancient Feudalism, there are hereditary classes (called Castes in Hinduism). People are born, live and die within their class/caste. They can only have certain jobs that fall into that caste. Now India is trying to wipe out the caste system but, as with anything dealing with people, not everyone takes the change to heart.
When an Indian person was a child what caste does that child go into?
The caste of the child's parents. The two parents would have been of the same caste since marrying outside of caste was considered unacceptable. Although I write this in the past tense, it is still widely prevalent.
Does Buddhism use the caste system?
The caste system has nothing to do with Buddhism. Actually Buddhism was formed as a religion which does not believes in caste system. Lord Buddha spread the message to not believe in caste system, rituals etc. However, If you meant Hinduism, then the Caste system is a crucial to this religion. Because Hindus believe in reincarnation, they perform their "duties" (dharma) to be good fated (karma), which gets them higher in the caste system (varna). This all really happened earlier. Now Hinduism is also free from the discrimination of caste system.Answer:Some people think that the caste system is a part of Hinduism, many lower cast Hindus were being treated badly, so they conveted to Buddhism!
