I would amuse that because the Buddha said that all people are equal and that you can not be constrained by your caste that this was attractive to many who felt the caste system was oppressive.
The Buddha was born into a time period in which there was a large variety of religious practices, those which he felt dissatisfied with because he felt none of them solved the problem of birth and death. The Buddha was a reformer in that he rejected the rigid caste system found in India at that time period and sought a new method of attaining peace and liberation from birth, old age, sickness, and death.
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Guru Nanak felt that the Caste system was oppressive. He believed that all were equal, regardless of caste, gender or religion. Guru Nanak believed that all persons could receive Gods grace and that persons would be judged by actions and deeds rather than Caste and Gender.
Back in the day, when they caste system was invented, priests were more important than Kings because religion was strongly felt and religion mattered a lot to many people. Even much more than the King / Queen and country.
Buddy rejected the caste system because he believed that a person's worth should not be determined by their birth or social status. He felt that all individuals should be treated equally and have equal opportunities regardless of their background. Buddy advocated for a more inclusive and fair society where everyone is judged based on their character and actions rather than their caste.
It's time to eliminate caste from society. Few steps to eliminate caste system from society; 1. Ban the use of Surname at any level, as it allow grouping. 2. Ban on caste certificate; manage to provide benefits presently based on caste, to every India. This is the caste system which not allows developing a person and felt need of caste benefits. 3. Every Indian should be treated as invaluable assets with unique ID 4. Allow free education for all; improve education system, which help in eliminating caste system. 5. Eliminate corruption from society by the using Information Technology, it help to generate fund to implement above steps. As caste system have a deep root in society, it will take some time to eliminate from society, I am 100% sure these steps erase caste systems totally from society. It allow human mind able to work without any pressure, consequently contribute a lots in developing India.
because the snails felt sorry for him and crawled onto his head to stop the sun from burnig him
He spent 49 days under a tree and felt nirvana.
"As a kshatriya ( a person of the warrior caste, Yudhistira felt it his duty to help the brahmin,"
A caste is a division of society, members of which are expected to exclusively perform certain jobs and no other. Castes are usually rigid, and a person must remain in the caste he or she was born into, and must marry someone from the same caste. The classic example of a caste system is in India, where its effects are still strongly felt, although not as strongly as previously.