Discuss the Varna and Jati.

1.	Discuss the Varna and Jati.
Answer» Solution :According to the Brahmanical THEORY Jati like Varna was based on birth. Varna: The word is FOUND in the PURUSHA Sukta hymn of the Rigveda. The four Varnas - Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra have been traced from the four body organs of the creator Brahman (DIVINE order). The people of the first three Varnas were known as dvijas. Jati: Jati like Varna was based on birth. It emerged within the Varna system. The Brahmanical authorities encountered NEW people with shared occupation which did not fit into the four-fold Varna system. They classified them as Jati. The number of Varnas was fixed and no restrictions on the number of Jatis.

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