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	Varnas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sanskrit term varna is derived from the root vrn meaning "to choose (from a group)." This is contrary to the assumption that 'varna' denotes color and hence signifies qualities of someone, just as Shaguna Brahman means "with qualities." In the context of social hierarchies, it means "arrangement".
		Varna (Class) (वर्ण From Sanskrit, literally "arrangement") is a supposed unification of all the Hindu sub-castes or jatis into either four groups: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, or into one of several varna-sankaras वर्ण संकर.
		The term Varna is not associated with Brahmins or Kshatriyas in the Rig Veda, and the term Varna does not occur in the Purusha Sukta.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Varnas (3155 words)

	Caste - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Broadly understood, South Africa during the era of apartheid, the practice of slavery in the antebelum south of the United States through the Civil Rights movement, colonial Latin America under Spanish and Portuguese rule, and the British occupation of India before its independence were all caste-based societies.
		In the Manusmriti it is asserted that there are only four varnas, which leads one to the conclusion that the formation of the outcaste groups may have been a consequence of the Buddhist injunction against professions dealing with animal-killing.
		Thus, the varnas were a good way of helping people who had no chance of being warriors or priests, due to their upbringing or native intelligence/ability, to live happily within their life and feel good about attaining God through proper adherence to their own dharma (overall duties).
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Caste (1903 words)

	Hinduism's Online Lexicon - V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Varna dharma is social duty, in keeping with the principles of good conduct, according to one's community, which is generally based on the craft or occupation of the family.
		It is in keeping with varna dharma that sons are expected to follow the occupation of their father, as that is the occupation that was chosen prior to birth.
		The varna dharma system--despite its widespread discrimination against harijans, and the abuse of social status by higher castes--ensures a high standard of craftsmanship, a sense of community belonging, family integrity and religio-cultural continuity.
	www.himalayanacademy.com /resources/books/dws/lexicon/v.html (4358 words)

	Ashram
		Ashram or ashram is derived from cram meaning "to exert or labor".
		Every Hindu man was to spend a part of his life in each of the four ashrams to fulfill his obligations: to the sages by studying, to his ancestors by raising male progeny, to the gods by performing penance and sacrifices, and for the salvation of his soul (see Moksha) by renouncing the world.
		Ashram Upanayanam, a boy should live with and be devoted to his guru, and study the Vedas.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/ashram.htm (933 words)

	Caste - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The notion of Varna as a non-inherited human types system rather than a socio-religious caste system was first attested in the Rig-Veda, though it generally refers to the four principal classes described in Manu's code, viz.
		Varna comes from the Sanskrit (वर्ण varṇa "colour, tint, dye, pigment", or faith (faithless), preference, religious affiliation, conviction, or "to choose", or lustre).
		The occupations of the Vaishya are those connected with trade, the cultivation of the land and the breeding of cattle; while those of a Kshatriya consist in ruling and defending the people, administering justice, and the duties, of the military profession generally.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Caste (4566 words)

	Caste
		The notion of Varna as a socio-religious caste system is first attested in the Rig-Veda, where it is especially applied to the Aryas and the Dasas, though it generally refers to the four principal classes described in Manu's code, viz.
		The existence of a priestly caste is well known from many cultures, e.g., the Druids of the Celts, the Magi of the Persians and the clergy of Christian Europe.
		The idea of caste is expressed by the Sanskrit term varna, originally denoting color, thereby implying differences of complexion between the several classes.
	www.keywordmage.net /ca/caste.html (4131 words)

	Prajapati Vishva Ashram
		Originally varnas were assigned to people based on their aptitude and qualities, but in later periods they were assigned based on birth.
		Even when the varna was ascribed based on birth, there are a number of examples from the mythology and history of ancient India to demonstrate the flexibility and mobility among the varnas.
		His varna as a brahmin was determined on the basis of his wisdom and knowledge of scriptures.
	www.prajapati-samaj.ca /mainnews.asp?NewsID=931 (2611 words)

	Chapter 1 - The Vedic Society
		Varnas or divine professions and the fifth class not ordained by God and the need to restrict this class with the help of Vedic metaphysics and a comprehensive system of education, covering material, intellectual, spiritual and divine knowledge.
		Varna is born from the earth and the members of this Varna- based on ability, merit and aptitude render selfless service to other three divine varnas only.
		varna are not drifting towards the non-divine class of evil minded persons, bribe takers and exploiters of human beings and the mother earth.
	www.sabhlokcity.com /metaphysics/chapter1.html (14411 words)

	Brahmacharya - An Outlook of Consciousness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The horizontal adjustment is the Varna and the vertical adjustment is the Ashrama.
		The idea behind this is the fulfilment of the requirements of the human personality, in the way it would be required, for the purpose of a transcendence of all limitations, with the great goal of Moksha, or liberation of the spirit, in mind.
		The intention behind the practice of the canons of Varna and Ashrama in a graduated manner is not the indulgence of desires, but their graduated, scientific, systematised and cautious fulfilment in a measure that is permissible and required under the circumstances for the purpose of freeing oneself from them finally.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /univ/univ_10a.html (2458 words)

	Caste - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		In the Zend Avesta and the Gathas, the word Varana or Varena (from the root Var ("put faith in, to believe in") is used in the sense of "faith, religious doctrine, choice of creed or belief".
		The existence of a priestly caste is well known from many cultures, e.g., the Druids of the Celts, the Magi of the Persians and the levites of Judaism.
		The partial subjection of the comparatively uncivilized tribes (the Dravidians) as the rule of the superior race was gradually spreading eastward, and their submission to a state of serfdom under the name of shudras, added to the Aryan community an element, totally separated from it by color, by habits, by language, and by occupation.
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		Chatvar Varna Ashram of Vedas (Main Points), by P.K.Sabhlok A: Regarding 4 Varnas - Brahmin, Kshatriya(Rajanya -vedic term), Vaish and Shudra * by birth, * there is NO MENTION in the Vedas.
		B: origin of 4 Varnas (Divine Professions) Rig Veda 10-92, 10 to 12, Atharva Veda 19-6, 6, Yajurveda 31-11, 13 and 17, Brihadenyaka Upinashad 1-4, 11 to 14 mention as below (summary): "In the beginning, there were only unskilled workers, society did not flourish.
		E: Followers of the 4 divine varnas can eat and drink together (Atharva Veda 1-5-2,4) F: Allocation of Varnas: Chatvar Varna Ashram is based on merit, ability, capacity and aptitude.
	www.sabhlokcity.com /debate/Notes/pksabhlok1.html (507 words)

	Caste - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dalits who have converted to Buddhism and Christianity have been incited by missionaries to attack Hindu temples and vandalize deities[3].
		Nepalese caste system resembles that of the Indian Jati system with numerous Jati divisions with a Varna system superimposed.
		Sri Lankan system resembles that of the South Indian Jati system with numerous Jati divisions without a Varna system superimposition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caste_system (1328 words)

	caste
		Hinduism does not preach castes by birth and that it is very much possible for a Shudra to become a Brahmin in the same life, I requested him to furnish documentary evidence.
		Allocation of Varnas: Chatvar Varna Ashram is based on merit, ability, capacity and aptitude.
		Vedas aim at egalitarian society and ensure that all 4 followers of Varna Ashram serve each other selflessly based on the philosophy of 'Idd Nan Mmam' (nothing for self-all for society).
	www.attan.com /caste.html (900 words)

	Feature: Musings from Prashanti Nilayam - May 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The pursuit of knowledge was then a serious matter, and the Guru who in his ashram collected disciples and groomed them, considered the sustenance and the propagation of the Vedas as his prime duty and a sacred mission.
		It would be that the Varna System institutionalised stratification, that the son of a Brahmin was a Brahmin while the son of Sudra was a Sudra.
		You see, Varna System was born when the Scriptures formalised natural stratification by declaring that Society would be divided into four castes composed of the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, the Vysyas, and the Sudras.
	www.radiosai.org /Journals/Vol_03/05MAY01/musings.htm (4314 words)

	Samakti Seva Parivar
		Pujya Shree Bhupendrabhai Pandya Ji captivated each and every individual's attention as he explained the nine qualities of a true Hindu in such a way that all age groups could relate to and understand what it truly means to have faith in Hinduism, the "oldest consistently surviving religion" in the world.
		The Varna system was created as a way to govern society and as a way to divide duties among everyone.
		It is common for this system to be mistaken as a hierarchial social caste when in reality, "in a family of Hindu society, everyone is equal." The first group consists of the Brahmins whose main focus is the quest for knowledge.
	www.samakti.org /katharepSALIS.htm (979 words)

	VARNA ASHRAM
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	Dalit intelligentsia must act responsibly
		Ultimately, when I presented him with details of how the British fought a long drawn out battle with the Varnas to win Dalits their right to education over the second half of the 19th Century, he relented a little.
		The young man was a radical Leftist and hence walked the Leninist line, where colonialism is seen as the fundamental reason for all erstwhile colonies.
		As a matter of fact, there is no Varna or Caste in the traditional Chaturvarna order without a well defined occupational identity - and there is no occupation with a well defined Varna-Caste identity.
	www.ambedkar.org /chandrabhan/Dalitintelligentsia.htm (834 words)

	Heart of Hinduism: Varnashrama-dharma
		The ashrams are sometimes related to the same metaphor, with the successive stages of student life, household life, retirement and renunciation represented by the legs, belly, arms and head respectively.
		All practices relating to the execution of one's familial and social duties according to varna and ashram.
		The system of four varnas (with subdivisions) was based on mutual support and service, allowing for upward and downward mobility.
	hinduism.iskcon.com /concepts/108a.htm (697 words)

	Yoga Ashram at Yoga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		At a Vinyasa class at the Sant Sewa ashram, I flubbed the crow pose so many times that the concerned instructor asked me, very slowly, if I...
		I seriously could care less if he was in a yoga ashram in India, getting a face-lift, or on a surf trip in Baja California.
		What slumming, pampered Brown grad hasnât done the Lotus in an ashram, slept on the bathroom floor somewhere in Latin America...
	www.yogadir.info /yoga/yoga-ashram.php (515 words)

	Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 8
		One should perform the actions that are appropriate to ones varna or status and ashram or stage in life.
		In Vedic culture there are four varnas: brahmin the priestly class, kshatriya the royalty and warrior class, vaishya the farmers and businesss classes and sudra the workers and servants of the previous three classes.
		In Vedic culture there are also four ashrams: bramacharya which is celibate student life, grihasta which is married family life, vanaprastha which is semi-retired householder life and sannyasa which is complete renunciation of worldy life for meditation on God.
	www.bhagavad-gita.org /Gita/verse-03-08.html (917 words)

	Caste and Varna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		These four groups were the Brahmins, the priests or spiritual class; the Kshatriya, the nobility or ruling class; the Vaishya, the merchants and farmers; and the Shudras or servants.
		These four orders of society were called "varna", which has two meanings; first it means "color"; and second it means a "veil".
		As color it does not refer to the color of the skin of people, but to the qualities or energies of human nature.
	www.hindunet.org /varna (198 words)

	Caste among Sikhs: Dichotomy between Belief and Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This scriptural sanction of the Varna Ashrama Dharma and the castes, succeeded in consolidating the castes and their hold on Indian society.
		In contradiction to the Sikh principles, the caste system binds down each member of a sub caste, not by one or two, but by several ideological and social chains that are made in Hindu society but are forbidden in Sikhism.
		Varna Ashrama dharma was integral part of the Hindu dharma, but Guru Nanak rejected it and made dharma socially more relevant by blending the four castes into one.
	www.sikhreview.org /april2000/sociology.htm (6225 words)

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	System of Classes and Stages of Life
		The system of classes and stages of life (varna and ashram) is the very foundation of Indian (Bharatiya) society.
		The motive of this concept of system of classes and stages of life is to bring about individual spiritual progress and the upliftment of society respectively.
		The lifestyle that one should follow in the various stages (ashrams) of life and the spiritual practice to be undertaken is explained in the system of Righteousness known as a stage of life (ashram).
	www.sanatan.org /en/pubs/books/vol1c.htm (231 words)

	You can add this to Priti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Whatever happened to Srila Prabhupada’s interest in starting Varna Ashram, Farm Communities, and different ways of making a living and women getting married.
		With the way the present economy is going devotees should start thinking about moving to the country and become self-sufficient.
		I didn’t hear any talk of Varna Ashram at the meeting.
	www.krsna.tv /varna.htm (206 words)

	Pradosha Vrata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Hence the evil had to be combated purely by the weapon of knowledge and self-purification.
		It was in order to forge this weapon and wield it with efficacy that Sankara took birth in the Brahmin Varna (caste) and entered the Sannyasa (renunciate) order early in life.
		The previous Avataras like Rama and Krishna took birth in the Kshatriya Varna (warrior caste), because in their days they had to wield military weapons in the restoration of Dharma.
	www.divinelifesociety.org /html/dls/calender/sankaracharaya.shtm (3784 words)

	Sikhism - " Castes: Dichotomy Between Beliefs and Practice " by Dr. (Bhai) Harbans Lal
		Varna Ashrama Dharma and its scriptures were successfully employed to support and reinforce the caste system.
		Rig Veda regarding the caste distinctions were made into divine ordinance sanctioning the origin of the four castes.
		Varna Ashrama Dharma and the castes, succeeded in consolidating the castes and their hold on Indian society.
	www.sikhnet.com /s/Castes-HarbansLal (7397 words)

	A Daily Chronicle of Kauai's Hindu Monastery
		Each soul must have performed well through many lives the varna dharmas, or four castes, and lived through life's varied experiences, in order to not be pulled back to physical birth by a deed left undone.
		While the Innersearch participants are given a tour of the ashram, we take a few moments for a private talk with Meenakshi and her son Dr. Ananda Balayogi who is the new head of the ashram.
		After lunch at the ashram we drove to the famed town of Mahabalipuram for a short afternoon visit.
	www.himalayanacademy.com /taka/past/2004/February/February_22_2004 (1906 words)

	Caste - Gurupedia
		The caste system in India and Nepal was based on four varnas (meaning "colors") -- Brahmins (white), Kshatriyas (red), Vaishyas (yellow), and Shudras (fl) -- each of which corresponded to an occupational class -- priests, warriors, merchants/craftsmen, and workers.
		Support for this view comes from the fact that similar outcaste groups have existed in Japan, Korea, and
		businessmen, etc.) and Shudras (menial workers, janitors, sweepers, etc.) were the four varnas.
	www.gurupedia.com /c/ca/caste.htm (1845 words)

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