Shudra
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Shudra
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Shudra or Shoodra is one of the four varnas of the Hindu caste and social system in ancient India. Some sources translate it into English as a caste, or as a social class. Theoretically, Shudras constituted a class like workers. According to Richard Gombrich's study of Buddhist texts, particularly relating to castes in Sri Lankan Buddhist and Tamil Hindu society, also "The terms Vaisya and Sudra did not correspond to any clear-cut social units, even in the ancient period, but various groups were
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One of four varnas (classes) in Hinduism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shudra
date created:
2003-10-17T23:53:21Z
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2024-08-30T04:32:25Z
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