This system divides people into four grades, namely Brahman, Khrushchev, Vedas and sudra. Varna scale drawn according to the song of primitive people in Rigveda: Brahma is the mouth of primitive people, Khshatriya is the arm of primitive people, Veda is the thigh of primitive people, and sudra is the foot of primitive people. As for untouchables, they were excluded from the body of primitive people.

First-class Brahmins are mainly monks and nobles, who have the privilege of explaining religious classics and offering sacrifices to gods, and enjoy the right of dedication. They are the main education and audience, responsible for monopolizing cultural education, reporting farming season and interpreting religious discourse.

The second level of Khrushchev is the military aristocracy and the administrative aristocracy, and the audience of Brahmin thought. They enjoy the privilege of collecting various taxes, are in charge of the army, and are responsible for guarding the Brahmin class from generation to generation;

Vedas of the third class are ordinary Aryans, who have no political privileges and must support the first two classes in the form of giving and paying taxes, that is, the main business;

Fourth-class sudra is the most conquered indigenous people, belonging to non-Aryans. It is composed of senior servants and craftsmen who serve food and cook, and is the most populous caste. Is considered a lowly occupation. In the caste system, descendants born to parents from different castes are called mixed-race surnames.

affect

1. Positive influence: Hinduism with caste system as its core feature thrives in India, while Buddhism, which preaches the equality of all beings, declines. It can be seen that caste system plays a very important role in the historical development of India.

2. Negative effects: The most important features of caste system are occupational hereditary and endogamy. There are strict boundaries between castes, so they can't marry, communicate with each other, eat together or sit together. India has experienced a centralized social form since ancient times.

Politically, it is not conducive to the unity of India. The caste system divides society and people lack unity. History has provided favorable conditions for foreign invasion. The history of India is a history of constant conquest by foreign countries.

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History of caste system

/kloc-After the 0/9th century, some western scholars suggested that after the decline of ancient Indian race in history, some intruders of Aryan, a new Caucasian race, poured into Punjab in the middle reaches of the Indus River through the mountain pass in northwest India, and conquered the Dravidians, the residents of southern India. After centuries of military expansion, Aryans gradually conquered the whole of North India.

In Nepal, the Brahmins did something unusual: they granted the local people a higher caste, and most of the princes in the local state became Khshatriya. Kass, the main local ethnic group, has no fixed beliefs, so Brahmins often grant high castes to the whole village. Nepal has few castes and many high castes.

Since India's independence, the caste system has been abolished, and the Indian Constitution clearly stipulates that class discrimination is not allowed, but the caste system still has great influence in today's Indian society, especially in rural India. Brahman, with the highest caste, accounts for less than 4% of the population, but holds 70% of the judicial power and nearly half of the parliamentary seats.

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