It became a caste much later.Brahmin is an idea.It stands for somebody who is educated in vedas,who is disciplined,clean,religious and follows morality.I think all dalits,kayasths and others should try to become brahmin in idea rather than make them untouchable.We should all try to be a brahmin and become close to brahman.Btw am not a brahmin.
RE:Brahmin is an idea
by Prashant on Mar 29, 2007 12:23 AM Permalink
blue,
you are correct. The real dharma has remained only in documents. When we see it in the real world it is drastically different and ambigous.
I guess the only dharma originated in this land which makes sense in contemporary world is buddhism. which is still the way it is described in the documents and relatively less abused because of the douments maintained by other asian countries. otherwise every dmarma (way of life) defined by our forefathers has been abused and distorted by some greedy people.
RE:Brahmin is an idea
by Jay Sastry on Mar 29, 2007 04:13 AM Permalink
Prashant, India has not reached a stage where a real dharma only remains in documents. Not everyone but there are atleast a handful of people with qualities defined by you in your previous reply. What I don't understand is your motive behind promoting Buddism and suggesting people to convert to Buddism. Is this one of the qualities described in the document???
