Hinduism conceive itself as adopting to different people's needs by developing what is called a caste system, base on vocations.They believe in stations of life, that people are different and everyone belongs to a caste.Whatever caste you were born to dictates your life, including where you live, what you eat, and who you choose as your mate. There are different types of caste including a group known as outcast, other wise known as the untouchable. They believe that because of their karma of previous life they were place into such caste.Therefore they
humbly accepted their caste hoping to have a better caste in their next life.
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While Hinduism does have different castes, I'm not sure it sees those castes as helping meet different people's needs. Gandhi, for example, would say the castes are something else entirely. But there are other parts of Hinduism that do try to meet people who have different needs and different personalities. What are they?
Caste System which came as DIVISION OF LABOR during the time Rig Veda, became a curse on Hinduism.
As a Hindu, I am very sorry to state that relics of caste system still can be seen in different parts of India among uneducated people.
A CULTURE that taught the world
'Atithi Devo Bhavah'
Guest is God
Ekam Sat, Vipra Bahudha Vadanti
God or truth is One but learned call It by many names
LOKA SAMASTA SUKINO BHAVANTU
[Let the whole world be happy]
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
"The world is one Family"
Aa no bhadraah kratavo yantu vishvatah
" Let noble thoughts come to us from every side"
still cannot get rid of Caste system entirely.
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