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India and Hinduism | 3 |
Caste and Guild | 33 |
The Social Rank Order of the Castes | 44 |
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according ancient Buddhism appears arhat artisans ascetic asceticism Ashoka Asiatic Bengal bodhisattva Brah Brahmans Buddha caste order century charisma China Chinese classical concept Confucianism contrast cult culture deities dharma doctrine epics especially essentially established ethic external feudal gnosis guilds guru hence hereditary heterodox Hinayana Hindu Hinduism holy seeking Ibid important individual inner-worldly inscriptions intellectual Jain Jainism Japan karma king knowledge Krishna Kshatriya laity later least literary literature magical Mahayana means monasteries monastic monks mystical nature nirvana North India Occident occidental official organization orgiastic orgiasticism origin orthodox particularly patrimonial philosophy political practice prebends priests princes pure Rajputs rank rational rebirth religious represented ritual ritualistic rule salvation religions Samkhya sect Shiva Shivaists Shudra social soteriology soul South India spiritual status group strata stratum subcastes teaching temple territory tion trade tradition tribes Upanishads Vaishya Vedanta Vedas Vedic village Vishnu Vishnuite Yoga