Four Castes: 1 definition
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Four Castes means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryThe class system in ancient India: 1. Brahman - the highest caste, 2. Kshatriyas (royal families) - the warrior, 3. Vaishyas (ordinary citizen), 4. Sudras (slaves).See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+69): Caturvarnya, Varna, Vaishya, Shudra, Brahmana, Kshatriya, Varnacatushtaya, Varnin, Brahman, Catubbanna, Varnashrama, Caturvarnyam, Caturvarnamaya, Varnibadha, Narpal, Varnasamhara, Caturvarunam, Varnivadha, Pancajanas, Trivarnaka.
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Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 4.13 < [Chapter 4 - Brahma-yajna]
Verse 18.41 < [Chapter 18 - Moksha-sannyasa-yoga]
Verse 18.44 < [Chapter 18 - Moksha-sannyasa-yoga]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Royal Priest and the Priestly Class < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.97 < [Section XI - Supremacy of the Veda]
Verse 10.4 < [Section I - The Four Castes and their Purely Legitimate Progeny]
Verse 8.142 < [Section XXV - Rates of Interest]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 1.4 - The Subcastes and Caṇḍālas < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Part 1.3 - Caste System in the Mālatīmādhava < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]