A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Caste System
This page describes Caste System which is located on page 406 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Malatimadhava (study) [by Jintu Moni Dutta]
The caste system among other things dictates the type of occupations a person can persue and the social interactions that he or she may have. The Indian caste system is considered a closed system of stratification which means that a person s social status is obligated to which caste he or she was born into. (* 1) Vide, Ketkar, Shridhar, V. The History of Caste in India,p. 12 (* 2) Ibid. p. 13 (* 3) Ibid. ,p. 14 (* 4) Ibid. (* 5) http://www. india s caste system. com...
Read full contents: Part 1.1 - Meaning and Definition of Caste
Social philosophy of Swami Vivekananda [by Baruah Debajit]
The modern Indian caste system is an example of this type of social system. In a closed class system, the social status of the individual is predetermined. Again, individual gets the status by birth. Such class is closed caste. Thus we can say that the caste system in modern India is a close class system which does not favour any movement from one class to another class. We now have a look to the origin of Indian caste system and Varnasharma dharma....
Read full contents: Chapter 2.1c - Social Reforms: Caste Problem
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) [by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah]
Part 1: Meaning of “Caste” and its Origin. It is found in the Hindu shastras that there was no caste system in the society in earlier times; it developed in the later periods. In the beginning, the Hindu society was based on guna and karman. But, it is to be noted that in India the caste system was always closely associated with four stages of life. The rigidity of the caste system and the theory of varnashramadharma took final shape in the time of Manu....
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