dvija (In the Hindu social system

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• dvija — /dvee jah/, n. Hinduism. a person who is twice born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and the lowest class, the Shudra. Only the dvijas may study the Vedas. [ < Skt] * * * ▪ Hinduism Sanskrit“twice born”       in the… …   Universalium

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• Kunbi — This article is about the Kunbi community in Maharashtra. For other uses, see Kunbi (disambiguation). A group of Kunbis in Central India, 1916 Kunbi (Marathi: कुणबी, Gujarati: કુનબી, alternatively Kanbi) is a generic term applied to castes of… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of terms in Hinduism — The following is a glossary of terms and concepts in Hinduism. The list consists of concepts that are derived from both Hinduism and Hindu tradition, which are expressed as words in Sanskrit as well as other languages of India. The main purpose… …   Wikipedia

• Vaishya — The Hindu varna (class) system, a Vaishya (Sanskrit वैश्य vaiśya ) is a member of the third of the four classes of traditional Indian society. It comprises merchants, artisans, and cultivators. A person born into a Brahmin/Kshatriya/Vaishya… …   Wikipedia

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium

• Varna (Hinduism) — Varna ( sa. वर्ण IAST|varṇa ) is a Sanskrit term derived from the root IAST2| vṛ meaning to enclose . [ M. Mayrhofer, Etymological Dictionary II 518] In historical Indic traditions the varna and caste systems are not the same system, although… …   Wikipedia

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• caste — casteism, n. casteless, adj. /kast, kahst/, n. 1. Sociol. a. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. b. any… …   Universalium

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