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Buddhism has no belief in Caste System. It frankly rejected the caste system.
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How are human rights violated in buddhism?
I really don't know what you mean by this.There's an association between Buddhism and the caste system, but:The caste system existed before Buddhism, and it was condemned by the Buddha himself, so we can't really blame it on Buddhism specifically even though some people later used the Buddhist doctrine of reincarnation to justify the caste system, saying that high caste people were "obviously" being rewarded for living righeous previous lives, low caste people were "obviously" either being punished for unrighteousness in previous lives or being rewarded for being righteous animals in previous lives. Either way, people "deserved what they got", so the caste system was "obviously" working just fine.
What is the caste system and its historical context?
The caste system was an oppressive hierarchical social system designed by the ancient rulers and religious leaders of India. That system was economically similar to other equivalent systems of the highly developed civilizations of the world. The caste system is equivalent to the class system that is practiced in most developed nations of the world. That system was designed to function in a similar manner as honeybees and army ants. The caste system was more rigid and oppressive than the class system. The superior caste/class established rigid social separations between the working class and the masters. Religion was used to endorse this bigotry by proclaiming that the divisions were established by their Gods as part of a graduation process called reincarnation. Approximately five thousand years ago there was a rebellion among the religious heads with respect to the crude rituals which involved animal and human sacrifices. These leaders also held significant differences of opinions regarding the social oppression practiced under the corrupt caste system. The rebel group eventually created their own belief system known as Jainism. Another religious leader came along at around 500 BC creating his own belief from samplings of other systems and it was called Buddhism. Then there came Emperor Asoka who reigned over most of India. Emperor Asoka was a follower of the Buddhist belief and consistent with the practice of imperialism, he introduced his beliefs as the superior religion to the old oppressive Vedic religious practices. His actions significantly reduced the horrible atrocities of the Vedic religion for some time. The new religious teachings had more respect for human rights and equity it also made the citizens more docile through the concept of non-injury and nonviolence. The dismantling of the social structure resulted in many divisions within the society which eventually made it easy for the Islamic Mongolian invasion. The various factions of beliefs that existed before the Islamic invasion, came together against a common enemy that threatened to annihilate their cultures and beliefs. A modified version of the old oppressive Vedic religion was created to include some aspects of Buddhism and the caste system was further weakened. Gandhi came along as the ultimate human rights activist under the terrorism of British Christian imperialism and he condemned the caste system for creating divisiveness among his people. Science and civil rights activists have become the ultimate nemesis against the oppression, terrorism and bigotry of religion, exposing the deceit and injustice of religion and its various forms of bigotry. As a result the caste system and all other forms of bigotry will eventually be outlawed
Where were women on the caste system of the mound builders?
The mound builders had no caste system.
Why is the caste system unfair?
The Caste System does not allow someone born into a lower caste to change their economic standing. Also, you must marry within your caste so there is no way to marry into a better caste.
How did the caste system change over time?
The caste system grew more complex overtime.
How did Buddhism beliefs supports the castle system?
Buddhism does not believe in any difference between race, gender, age or caste. Therefore it did not and does not, support the caste system at all.
What was opposed the caste system Buddhism or Hinduism?
certainly Buddhism was opposed to caste system. Hinduism invented caste system.
Did Hinduism have a caste system?
Yes, both Hinduism and Buddhism practice the Caste system as do most Indian religions. Caste was developed from India's Aryan people in early civilization.
Why were lower casts more likely to convert to Buddhism?
Because Buddhism rejected the caste system.
If you believe in a caste system what are you called?
There are a few different beliefs that believe in the caste system. one of them is Hinduism.
Is caste systems part of both the Buddhist and Hindu religions?
In ancient times, no. Buddhists rejected the Caste System, which is why many Hindus converted to Buddhism.
How do you reject castes in Buddhism?
Buddhism has no castes. The rejection of the Hindu caste system was one of Buddha's objectives.
How could the Buddha's message about the caste system undermine Hindu society?
no, it does not undermine Hinduism. Buddhism was based on humanity rather than Nirvana (Liberation) . Thus the beliefs are different.
Buddhism became popular in part because it did not defend?
the caste system
How does Buddhism shift away from the caste system of Hinduism?
By walking away.
When did Buddhism become popular in part because they did not defend?
the caste system
How does the caste system relate to Hinduism beliefs?
the rights
