Karma doesn't support it. But a lie was told, using Karma, to hurt a whole caste of people called the "untouchables".
I used to think they were Holy people or something. But evidently, somebody lied on the head of clan long ago. And said that everyone born into that clan was someone who had to live off bad Karma.
So to this day. All the people, and even the clan itself, believe that noone is supposed to help them in any way.
2007-02-26 12:26:31
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answer #1
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answered by Hermes Trismegistus 2
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In Hinduism, you gain Karma from doing good and can lose it from doing bad. When you are reborn, you fall into a certain caste. You have to gain enough Karma through each lifetime to move up in the caste system until you finally are born into the highest caste, the Brahmin, in which you can reach Moksha (enlightenment).
2007-02-26 20:26:37
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answered by mrb1017 4
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Only Hindus can follow the duties(dharma) of their castes and, consequently build up good or bad karma. Outcastes and the other peoples of the world are not allowed into this system, as they do not have particular caste duties and obligations.
2007-02-26 20:34:40
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answered by Buffy 5
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Those whose actions are bad are reborn in a lower caste.
It doesn't "support" the caste system (nor do I), although the two concepts tie in with one another.
2007-02-26 20:22:15
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answered by Nowhere Man 6
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