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Someone outside the Indian caste system was called?
Untouchable!
Someone outside the Indian caste system was called an?
untouchable
What is an untouchable?
In some societies, an untouchable is a person considered to be outside of the traditional social hierarchy due to their occupation or birth, often relegated to menial or impure tasks. This practice is often associated with the caste system in South Asia. Historically, untouchables faced discrimination and social exclusion, but efforts have been made to address this issue and promote equality.
Who were Untouchables in the Aryan caste system?
The SHUDRAS or the HARIJANS or the DALITS were the untouchables in the Aryans caste system.
What was the group of people called that were not allowed to be in the caste system?
Untouchables, The outcasts, Dalits.
Carried on by a hindu untouchable?
Caste system is carried on by a Hindu untouchable.
How did the caste system affect all aspects of Indian life and what were the enduring effects of the caste system in India after the 1950s?
That when the caste system began people may have acted differently, by being as good as they can be so they don't get reincardinated as the untouchable.
Who is untouchable?
An Untouchable is the lowest rank in the Caste System in India so an Untouchable must be within the lowest rank in society in India.
Why was Buddhism especially attractive to the Lower caste and untouchables?
Under Buddhist thought there would be no Caste System so that the stigma of being lower caste or untouchable would disappear.
Why was Buddhism attractive to the lower castes and untouchable?
Under Buddhist thought there would be no Caste System so that the stigma of being lower caste or untouchable would disappear.
The priestly class of Indian society was?
The Indian caste system was divided into five different classes (varnas): Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras and Dalits (the "Untouchables", who were excluded from the caste system all together) The Brahmins were the priestly class that focused primarily on reading the religious scriptures (Vedas). Today the caste system is illegal in India, but those born into the Brahmin caste are still venerated and given privileges.
Why was Buddhisms especially attractive to lower castes and untouchable?
Under Buddhist thought there would be no Caste System so that the stigma of being lower caste or untouchable would disappear.
