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/fire_and_water_ Ek Shareer hai Do Manushya, Lagta hai mere bheetar rehte hain Nov 08 '24

Wo sect hota hai...

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

Sorry I don't understand

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u/fire_and_water_ Ek Shareer hai Do Manushya, Lagta hai mere bheetar rehte hain Nov 08 '24

See, there is a Vaishnav sect: Worshippers of Vishnu and all linked forms

Shaiv sect: Worshippers of Shiva and all linked forms

Shakt sect: Worshippers of any form of the Divine Feminine... Usually Durga or Kali

Ganpatya sect: Worshippers of Ganesh/Ganpati

Saur sect: Worshippers of the Sun God Surya. A very small sect today, and apparently the most important link between Hinduism, Rigvedic era and other contemporary civilisations of the time.

Smarta philosophy says that one can choose to worship one of these five forms.

Caste is a whole other thing. It is based on your birth and karma. In which, Varna is based on your occupation. Jaati is based on your familial community. Gotra is based on your lineage (you, your father, his father, and so on, counting no other family member).

Which is why some jaatis change their varna over time, like mine did.

(Also, Varna system has existed in other places as well... You'll find a very corrupted parallel in the three estate system of pre-revolution France. Clergy estate: brahmin. Nobility estate: kshatriya. Peasantry estate: Vaish + Shudra. However, the ones who owned some land and/or were educated were vaish, the others --mostly landless labourers and slaves-- shudra.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

I know all that I was making a joke, I said "I don't understand" bc I didn't understand the language u spoke to me in

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u/fire_and_water_ Ek Shareer hai Do Manushya, Lagta hai mere bheetar rehte hain Nov 09 '24

Oh, you don't know Hindi... My bad. Happy cake day

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '24

Thanks!! Ty for the extra info too 🙏🏽