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புத்த மதமும் வர்ணமும் ஜாதியும்

 
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
15/n According to the Vasettha Sutta, one is Kshatriya, Brahmin, Vaishya and Shudra based on occupation not by birth. 

They all belong to the same Jati, ie Manushya. 

According to the Sutta 291-307, Buddha himself explains the phenomenon. Read here
From suttacentral.net
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
16/n Buddha is shown to be explaining that various insects, trees, quadrupeds, reptiles, fishes birds etc as Jatis (species) distinguished by linga-bheda and distinct
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ive anatomy. He mentions that to be reason for this Jati Bhed.
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
17/n According to him the four Varnas are distinct not for Jati-Bhed but for Socio-Economic Occupational differences. 

Here is the snippet of the respective Sutta.
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
18/n Through the Sutta 611-619 Buddha is shown to be explaining that a same Human makes living through go-raksha & farming, come to be known as Krishka (farmer), making living through craft are Shilpi, those making living through trade are vanija,
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
19/n those making living by service of others are called presaka, those who make living through warfare are called yoddhajivi, those making living through the work of purohita are Brahmanas.
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
20/n In sutta 648-650, Buddha is shown to be explaining that Gotra is an imaginary appellation of identification in society, and the thing is taken so seriously by society that it became part of it.
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
21/n In the conclusion, Buddha makes it clear in 650 (check snippet in 19/n):

"Not by birth is one a brahmin,
not by birth is one a non-brahmin;
one is a brahmin by deed [karma],
one is a non-brahmin by deed."
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
22/n In the same Vasettha Sutta Vasistha & Bhardvaja ask Buddha if one becomes Brahmin by birth or by karmana ?

Buddha's explains in Sutta 612-19 that how professions are livelihood of various varnas.
Aabhas Maldahiyar 🇮🇳
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Oct 15, 2022
23/n In Sutta 650-52, he identifies the varnas by profession (karmana). In Sutta 657-659, too Buddha explains Karmana to be equivalent to profession of livelihood than the "deeds".

So it will be wrong to interpret it latter way in order to relate with Varna by past live's deeds.

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