| 词条 | Chandala |
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ClassificationVarna was a social order in ancient India of division of labour, based on the Vedas. Since the Vedic corpus constitute the earliest literary source, it came to be seen as the origin of society. In this Brahmanical view, varnas were created on a particular occasion . In this ordering of society, and activities were delineated in this context. Varna divides the society into four group.[3]In modern Indian usage, Chandal is a general derogatory slur used to refer to a filthy, mean or low person.[1][4] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite book |first=Rupa |last=Viswanath |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EP4YBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA268 |title=The Pariah Problem: Caste, Religion, and the Social in Modern India |publisher=Columbia University Press |year=2014 |page=268 |isbn=978-0-23116-306-4}} 2. ^{{cite book |title=Meghadutam |first=Ashok Kumar |last=Jha |publisher=PartridgeIndia |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-48289-494-3 |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=j_2DAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA101 |page=101}} 3. ^{{cite book |title=Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 |first=Romila |last=Thapar |authorlink=Romila Thapar |publisher=University of California Press |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-52024-225-8 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-5irrXX0apQC&pg=PA63 |pages=63, 511}} 4. ^{{cite book |first=A. K. |last=Biswas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z15uAAAAMAAJ|title=The Namasudras of Bengal: profile of a persecuted people |publisher=Blumoon Books |year=2000 |page=viii |quotation=Though he is physically almost practically unknown, save and except in Bengal, calling someone a Chandal is the ultimate insult and humiliation of a Hindu anywhere under the sun.}} Further reading
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