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The caste system is a major aspect of Hindu religion and culture. The caste system is called Jati, which when literally translated means species. The caste system is actually a Spanish word for what they saw in India, which came from their experience in the new world. In fact, however, the Jati system is not based on race at all but is based on dharma, it is based on the jati that you were born into. Dharma is a large portion of the system it determines the appropriate behavior of each caste and thus the ascending or descending of one’s jati. The difference between the caste system and the class system is distinct, yet often confused. The caste system is an ascribed order, in which, one is born into a particular jati and isn’t able to easily ascend in status.
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