Well it typically depends on the type of life one has led. I.e. greed, selflessness, love, peace etc.
deceased person's karma
deceased person's karma
Surly higher caste
He can not. Once they are born into a caste, they are stuck there. If some one from a higher caste chooses to marry some one from a low caste, then he moves down, instead of his spouse moving up.
No, Mehra is a higher caste from Punjab.
It depends. If you are on the subject of Buddhism ,then the caste system is basically depended on karma. If you are born in a lower level, then you will stay in a low system until you die. If you do good in your life , you will be entered in a higher level of the caste system.
Kamma, Which is a very Higher Caste in South India.
rebirth into a higher caste in the caste system
Yes
No
1. Caste is determined at birth. It can't be changed.2. An orphaned child , acquires the caste of people who adopt it.3. A woman can acquire the higher caste of her husband.4. A Hindu can't acquire a higher caste by knowing the rituals of that caste. The rituals of higher caste are so simple that any one can learn them in a few days and thus are not that important. What is actually important is the Varna associated with the higher caste.5. There is a misconception that a Hindu, though good deeds, can acquire a higher caste in the next life.This misconception is due to the wrong interpretation of 'reincarnation', which actually means 'transformation of an activity every time it is repeated'.5. Since caste can't be changed, a Hindu can acquire a Higher Varna eternally. This would make him acceptable to people of Higher castes.
It is Rajput clan. Saini's are kashatriya's (warriors) higher caste and jatts are shudra low caste.