into four, well defined groups. It was born of dharma which dictated a rigid class structure. In spite of the

divisions among different class members, the system worked well. Buddhism came along and challenged

the notion. Buddha taught that birth and the happenstance of who or what your parents were, was not a

basis for ranking in society. Instead it was your deeds that dictated your worth. Buddha made his point in

Savatthi in a debate with a young brahman. In spite of his objections to it, the system didn't go away nor

was there an attempt made to fight it. It just became an accepted evil in society.

In the ancient Hindu society the practice of a class system was widely accepted. In the caste

system there were four main classes and many lower classes known as the excluded classes. In each caste

there was no agreed upon leader of that particular group. Furthermore, each caste had its own set of rules,

regulations and customs that set it apart from the other castes. The only hierarchy agreed upon by all castes

was that of the Brahmans, or priestly class. They were recognized as having a level of spi

ranging from the fate of brahmans who are murders, adulterers and the like, to the development of a pure

women give birth and nurture their children the same. The Buddha then questioned him on a score of issues

structure like caste to be found. Perhaps it was just a result of geographic phenomenon.

the only offensive measure employed against it. And, we all know how effective that is. It was accepted

among Buddhist in India as, perhaps, a necessary evil. In one regard the caste system was redrawn by

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