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They may not have the knowledge of the Vedas and they may not belong to the Brahmin caste. And certainly, they are not the texts related to Vedas. To add to this confusion there are Boston Brahmins who are Americans and have nothing to do with the Vedas or vegetarianism.
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Caste system in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Indian caste system describes the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, ofte...
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is a Brahmin? ... The high levels of education among the Brahmin caste led to a natural tendency to respect and honor members of this caste. Although the Brahmins may have been a minority historically, they were a very important part of Hindu society.
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Rules are guided by and determined by the Brahmin caste. For example, "one can rank the high castes in order on the basis of whether the Brahmin will accept water, fried food, or boiled food from them;
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The Indian caste system has been in use for many years. Still today the values of the caste system are held strongly. It has kept a sense of order, and peace among the people. There are five different levels of the system: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, and Harijans.
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and, indeed, there is an expectation in India that higher caste people will have lighter skin -- ... For boys, the student is supposed to go live with a teacher (guru), who is a Brahmin, to learn about Sanskrit, the Vedas, rituals, etc. The dharma of a student includes being obedient, respectful, celibate, and non-violent.
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www.friesian.com/caste.htm
www.friesian.com/caste.htm
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Do I not lamblaste Brahmins for having become a degenerated class? Taking a cue from this the reformers argue: "After all, it is the Brahmin who has become debased and it is he who has debased others also. ... Can a new Brahmin Caste be Created ? (HinduDharma: Grhasthasrama) ; Receive pages from Hindu Dharma in your email...
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Parashurama purified their corpses by burning them on a funeral pyre and restored them to life, taught them Brahmin rites and made them perform ceremonies so as to free him from his bloodguilt.
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The Ayyars belong to the largest Brahmin community of South India. ... These days, however, the members of this sect have begun to give up the caste name of Ayyar. Earlier, a typical Ayyar name had four constituents: the name of the birth place or place of origin of the family; the initial letter of the father`s name;
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