The lowest section of the Hindu Society were the ___________.
Please select the correct option
2 points
a. Women
b. Chandalas
c. Outsiders
d. Widows
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The lowest section of the Hindu Society was the Chandalas.
- b. Chandalas is the correct option.
- The Chandalas were contemplated to be the lowest of all the social groupings.
- Chandala is a Sanskrit word for an individual who deals with the discarding of corpses which is a Hindu lower caste, traditionally contemplated to be untouchable.
- A female individual of this caste is known as a Candali.
- Varṇa allocates the society into four groups sanctioned in a structure; beyond these, outside the network, lies a fifth group which is known as the untouchables. The Chandala became a comprised component of the untouchables.
- Few people were committed to occupations such as overseeing corpses and deceased animals. These duties were assessed as impure. Those who conducted such tasks were specified as Chandalas. They were positioned at the extreme bottom of the hierarchy.
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Correct answer is option (b). Lowest section of hindu society were Chandalas.
Varna system of ancient Hindu society divides its people into four classes ; outside this network, lies a fifth group which is known as the untouchables. The Chandala became a comprised component of the untouchables.
Chandalas were the individual who deals with the discarding of corpses. hence considered as untouchables .these activities were considered as impure hence, these people used to live outside residential areas and multiple activities were restricted and prohibited for them.
While women were also subjected to lower status than man and widows were lived the life of misery . yet, they were not the lowest section of hindu society.
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