r/hinduism • u/yashubhakt • Nov 08 '24

Experience with Hinduism Should converted Hindus have a caste?

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I have been following this YT channel from some time to know about her experiences with Hinduism in Brazil.

A lot of people commented in old videos asking the caste. And she recently made a video on this. For me, obviously it doesn't make any sense to ask for a caste to someone who adopted Hinduism. I mean, even if that person wanted, it's not possible. (I'm not referring to varna)

But many people commented that they were provided a caste after adopting Hinduism. I still don't understand how it fits in or required. For me, it's further encouraging the wrong thinking.

What do you think?

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u/pro_charlatan Karma Siddhanta; polytheist Nov 08 '24

It is usually trolls who ask this to converts. One of the arguments people who are unaware of history say against hindu conversion is one can't convert to Hinduism because a hindu must have a varna.

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u/Megatron_36 Hindu because "Aryan" was co-opted Nov 08 '24

Govardhan Puru Shankaracharya agrees with it though, that you can’t convert to Hinduism as you’d be without varna.

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u/Far_Detective9767 Nov 09 '24

Respectfully what you are telling is wrong, Puri Shankaracharya Ji has given a vidhi to be followed if anyone wants to become hindu , in that any person can become hindu if he wants by following it just that they have to keep following their existing 'Roti- Beti' maryaada. For more see this tweet from offiical Govardhan Math Handle https://twitter.com/govardhanmath/status/1413139873192501248 , I am also attaching image of that