"Joy leaped into his fathers’ heart at the thought of his son‚ this studious boy with his thirst for knowledge"(Hesse 3). siddhartha’s father believed that his son was a very intelligent kid‚ and would make a good Brahmin. siddhartha is extremely knowledgable and is destined to be either a great priest or a teacher. Hesse uses Joseph Campbell’s hero journey archetypes to build the frame for siddhartha by describing him to have unusual circumstances of birth‚ leaving his family to live with others
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The caste system in Hinduism was created around 1200 BC‚ during the Vedic period‚ and has been a continual tradition in Hindu society even after being outlawed in the Indian Constitution in 1950 which was a major change for Hindu society. This tradition‚ which is so deeply embedded into Hinduism‚ is hard to abolish as it has been a continued tradition and way of life for a long period of time .The Indian term for caste is jati‚ and generally designates a group that can vary in size from a handful
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Alexander? Alexander was great in many ways. He was an excellent strategist‚ and was able to conquer almost anything he set out for. He usually was merciful as well‚ and honored all cultures and religions. He tried to learn about hinduism from the Brahmin in India. When he conquered Persia‚ he still let some Persians rule‚ as long as they answered to him. In India‚ whenever he beat Porus‚ he still let him rule‚ as long as he answered to Alexander. Alexander wanted to merge the world into one unified
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Caste and gender equations in Indian history No aspect of Indian history has excited more controversy than India ’s history of social relations. Western indologists and Western-influenced Indian intellectuals have seized upon caste divisions‚ untouchability‚ religious obscurantism‚ and practices of dowry and sati as distinctive evidence of India ’s perennial backwardness. For many Indologists‚ these social ills have literally come to define India - and have become almost the exclusive focus of
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castes can vary in size from a few to thousands of people. There are various different castes arranged in a hierarchy order into the four varnas or meaning colors. The four groups are the Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚ Vaishyas‚ and the Shudras. The Brahmins which are knowned as the priest and learned class. The Brahmins were the dominating in the system because of their knowledge and respect they have from their society. One of the most common ways they kept their stature was through marriage. It was almost
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Siddharta is very quick to attempt to choose one direct path towards his enlightenment. Siddhartha tried to reach his goal through the Brahmins‚ the Samanas‚ Gotama‚ and eventually the ferryman. Siddhartha begins his journey to enlightenment following the path of Brahmins. He has followed his father’s guidance through until he begins to suspect his father and other Brahmins have simply learned everything from holy books. Siddhartha however‚ does not believe they have really achieved enlightenment. The
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The theme intends to be the ‘history’ of a Brahmin who is however ‘never contemporary’ and thus starts on the principle of paradox. Ramaswamy‚ conscious of his privileged position as a Brahmin in the Hindu social hierarchy‚ constantly aspires to realize the full metaphysical connotation of true Brahminhood – ‘a Brahmin is he who knows Brahman’ – with which his quest starts and also ends. Ramaswamy‚ supposed to be a pilgrim of eternity‚ is ironically a historian‚ his identity thus split between the
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“Morrowbie inside the Caste” In Rudyard Kipling’s story “The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes” there are many aspects of the India’s traditions and customs. But one custom that is strongly present though out the story is the role of the Indian caste system. Within each character you are taken into the five levels of the caste system. The caste system has been present in Indian culture for as far back as their history can be traced. The five levels that are present with in the characters in the
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behavior from their previous life‚ each good and bad actions also called karma. The highest souls can become the lowest forms as the lowest forms can become the best forms in the human world. Shudra caste could be rewarded with rebirth as a Brahmin‚ if Shudra persevere for the virtuousness. Not just the human society that the soul can transfer to‚ they can also be formed as animals‚ vegetables‚ or even some material forms such as rocks. Within a lifecycle‚
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social standing at birth—the highest caste being the Brahmins and the lowest‚ the untouchables or the Mahars‚ Mangs‚ Chambhars‚ Dhers‚ etc. The Brahmins formed the priestly class‚ who imparted religious instruction with the help of religious texts known as Srutis‚ Smritis and Puranas. A Brahmin was considered the most holy person. The remaining castes came between the two extremes of pure and impure. According to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule‚ The Brahmins reigned supreme owing to the blind acceptance of
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