How did the concept of 'Jati' evolve? How was it different from Varna?

1.	How did the concept of 'Jati' evolve? How was it different from Varna?
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 were on the number of JATIS.

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