RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali, Karl Jaspers, National Symbol

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 131
• Professor: Aditi Sen- Chowdhury

Document Summary

Confucianism and axial - week 5 lecture 1. Revise a few things the caste system warrior producers low caste: they are there to serve the three upper castes the reactions against it. Hinduism emerging as a combination of caste system and upanishadic ideals. the epics being the major vehicle of nding the middle ground further development of the upanishadic root. Philosophy a global impact gita is one of the attempts to save the caste system. Idea of twice born (upnayana or initiation ceremony) they have an initiation ceremony, you are born into a certain caste and then you are reborn. Your previous lives decides your caste untouchability in becoming a buddhism, ,a lot of inter marriage occurs the children of these mix castes became untouchables. Laws of manu (manusmriti) intensi es caste system untouchability subordination of women elaborate rules of marriage.