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Social Orders of Life
Please note that this is a serious attempt at a start of
a discussion, although I suppose if I were to start a troll
such a disclaimer would be useful.
>From what I understand, or perhaps misunderstand, there has
traditionally been four social orders or castes. Is this
considered to be the case in all regions, or countries? If
so, why? If not, what social order has replaced the
traditional division? There is certainly a social division in
nearly all, if not all, countries of the world.
More importantly the division in the social order has had an
effect on the religion of the people. Some western traditions
deny that this is so and so have made attempts to minimize
the effects. Is this also the case in the eastern traditions?
Or more precisely, is the social division mirrored by a
religious (possibly spiritual) division?
