2007-02-26 11:18:16 · 8 answers · asked by d m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They don't... the caste system was a sectarian add-on from another race that was absorbed into Hinduism and was carried forward. Logically speaking they surely do NOT support the caste system at all.
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2007-02-26 11:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They supported to caste system because Karma was the belief that if u were to do something wrong in one life, u wouldnt move into the next life to complete ur Dharma.
There are four levels(4 lives) u have to go through b4 u reach Brahmin....... if u have bad Karma in one life then u will stay in that level or move down a level
Ur Dharma is ur duty to get ur Autman(soul) to Brahmin and to get to Brahmin u have to go through levels which are also associated with caste
lowest level equals the lowest caste level ....etc. until u get to the brahman level (different from brahmin) which is like a monk
hope this helps u! good luck
2007-02-26 11:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by sweetie24688 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The caste system is based on differences in color. Caste means, color. Light-skinned, Aryan invaders (1500 B.C.E.)wished to claim superiority over the darker skinned Dravidians who already lived in India. Consequently, they abolished them from the social structure by labelling them, Outcastes. Even today, lighter-skinned people are preferred over dark-skinned people, esp. when it comes to marriage. The Brahmin priests devised this system. One must be a member of the four castes in order to perform good or bad acts(karma). The more good acts a person commits will determine the life a person will have in the next incarnation. They must be members of a caste in order to perform the duties(Dharma) of their particular caste. One must be born a Hindu in order to be a Hindu. The religion does not allow converts. Consequently, these doctrines limit the road to Nirvana to, in this order, priests, warriors, owners of industry and land, and, lastly, workers who are descendants of the pure, Aryan race. (This is where Hitler got his ideas.) Untouchables cannot reach Nirvana unless they are reincarnated into a higher caste. (I doubt that most Hindus would believe that this was possible.) They cannot perform worthy tasks, since they do not belong to a caste.
If this system were abandoned, it would dismantle all of Hindu society. There is more acceptance in larger cities, but 90% of the population continue to live in the villages where the word of the upper classes is law, no matter what Parliament says.
Many outcastes, convert to Islam, Sikhism or Islam in order to find hope and meaning in their lives, but, to the Hindu, they remain outcastes.
2007-02-26 11:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by Buffy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism Doctrines
2016-12-18 04:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by kunkle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They didn't. The caste system was a way by which Aryan conquerors dept their bloodlines "pure." It is an addition to Hinduism and not a part of true Hindu philosophy. Essentially, it is an abuse of Hinduism for political purposes.
2007-02-26 11:21:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jedi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have verse number or such. But from what i have heard it is written in one of their books that humans were made from four different areas and lowest being from the feet.
2007-02-26 11:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by A fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DHARMA AND GREG ROCK cool
2007-02-26 11:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They must have just told people not to think about it!
2007-02-26 11:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋