what is cast system of Buddhism
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They were a class sui generis, not bound by the caste restrictions, and they commanded respect from all lay social groups. /. Features of the Caste System in Buddhist Scriptures. It seems clear that by the time the Buddhist texts were composed, the caste system had already acquired most of its essential features.
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Q. How many castes are there in Buddhism?
(Don't ask the ancestry, just ask the moral characters. Just like the flame arising from any firewood, the man from inferior ancestry can also become steady learned, educated, wise man, arahat. Gotama Buddha)
According to philosophy of Theravada Buddhism, Buddha defined the individual by his/her action.
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"There are, Vasettha, these four castes: the Khattiyas, the Brahmins, the merchants and the artisans. And sometimes a Khattiya takes life, takes what is not given, commits sexual misconduct, tells lies, indulges in slander, harsh speech or idle chatter, is grasping, malicious, or of wrong views. Thus such things are immoral and considered so, blameworthy and considered so, to be avoided and considered so, ways unbefitting an Ariyan and considered so, black with black results and blamed by the wise, are sometimes to be found among the Khattiyas, and the same applies to Brahmins, merchants and artisans.
"Sometimes, too, a Khattiya refrains from taking life,...is not grasping, malicious, or of wrong views. Thus such things as are moral and considered so, blameless and considered so, to be followed and considered so, ways befitting an Ariyan and considered so, bright with bright results and praised by the wise, are sometimes to be found among the Khattiyas, and likewise among Brahmins, merchants and artisans.
"Now since both dark and bright qualities, which are blamed and praised by the wise, are scattered indiscriminately among the four castes, the wise do not recognize the claim about the Brahmin caste being the highest. Why is that? Because, Vasettha, anyone from the four castes who becomes a monk, an Arahant who has destroyed the corruptions, who has lived the life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached the highest goal, destroyed the fetters of becoming, and become emancipated through super-knowledge--he is proclaimed supreme by virtue of Dhamma and not of non-Dhamma.
"Dhamma's the best thing for people In this life and the next as well.
From
Agganna Sutta
611. In the individual bodies of humans, these are not evident, They are designated by the activities of humans.
612. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood by looking after cattle, Vàseññha, know him as a farmer, not as a brahmin.
613. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood doing a craft, Vàseññha, know him as a craftsman, not as a brahmin.
614. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood by trading, Vàseññha, know him as a merchant, not as a brahmin.
615. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood working for others, Vàseññha, know him as a workman, not a brahmin.
616. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood out of what is not given, Vàseññha, know he is a robber, not a brahmin.
617. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood serving the king, Vàseññha, know he is a soldier, not a brahmin.-
618. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood by advising the king, Vàseññha, know he is the adviser, not a brahmin.
619. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood enjoying the wealth of the village andcountry, Và"eññhs, know he is the king, not a brahmin.
620. One born of a brahmin woman's womb is not a brahmin, By addre", he is sir, he has defilements, When he has no defilements and no seizings, I call him a brahmin.
650. By birth a brahmin is not born, by birth a non-brahmin is not born, By actions a brahmin is born, by actions a non-brahmin is born.
651. By actions a farmer is born, by actions a craftsman is born, By actions a merchant is born, by actions a workman is born.
652. By actions a robber is born, by actions a soldier is born, By actions an adviser is born, by actions a king is born.
653. Thus the wise see action as it really is, Seeing it dependently arise becomes clever in the results of actions.
From
Vasettha Sutta
( 'Not by birth does one become an outcaste, not by birth does one become a Bramana; by deeds one becomes an outcast, by deeds one becomes a Bramana. Gotama Buddha)