varnas in A Sentence

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    The Varnas the Varna.

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    He writes,“Who is responsible for creation of four Varnas?

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    Srautasutras: Public sacrifices meant for prince and three higher Varnas.

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    Varnas do not denote social divisions but represent the spiritual path taken by the person.

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    Vaishya women enjoyed protection under the law, and remarriage was undoubtedly normal, just as in the other three Varnas.

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    Other religious theory claims that the Varnas were created from the body organs of Brahma, who is the creator of the world.

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    In strict societies, especially among the'Twice Born'(the three top Varnas) the touched'Twice Born' also had to pass through some religious ceremonies to purify himself from the pollution.

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    The derivation of the term Sudra, however, denoting a member of the group born to serve the upper three Varnas, is not clear, which may suggest that it is a non-Aryan word.

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    Most scholars in India saw the Varnas system as purely theoretical and it was never actively enforced at any period in India's history, terming the system as a theory envisioned by the Brahmins.

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    If, because of any reason, there was a contact between an untouchable and a member of the Varnas, the Varna member became defiled and had to immerse or wash himself with water to be purified.

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    The New Encyclopædia Britannica states:“ Hindus account for the proliferation of the castes( jātis, literally‘ births') by the subdividing of the four classes, or Varnas, due to intermarriage which is prohibited in Hindu works on dharma.

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    The text asserts the ethical duties of all Varnas is to do good to others, never abuse anyone, never engage in calumny or untruth, never covet another person's wife, never steal another's property, never bear ill-will towards anyone, never beat or slay any human being or living being.

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