11-06-2007, 08:01 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->So then he was surveying probable causes for Jatis based on what earlier people had thought were probable causes?
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He merely surveys what purANa-s report on the subject. In fact his conclusion is that most (at least many) are inaccurate or insufficient on it, but does not deny a respectable chunk of historical facts behind what they report, with a narrative mired in mysteries. He merely tries to find some history in it which can be corraborated through other traditions.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Kshatriya and Shudra considered Varnas rather than Jatis? :confused
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At some point both varNa and jAti, at least in paurAnik narrative.
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He merely surveys what purANa-s report on the subject. In fact his conclusion is that most (at least many) are inaccurate or insufficient on it, but does not deny a respectable chunk of historical facts behind what they report, with a narrative mired in mysteries. He merely tries to find some history in it which can be corraborated through other traditions.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Kshatriya and Shudra considered Varnas rather than Jatis? :confused
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At some point both varNa and jAti, at least in paurAnik narrative.