| − | '''Caste''' is a social rank in Hinduism. [[Brahmin]]s are priests and scholars, [[Kshatriya]] are warriors and nobles, [[Vaishya]] are merchants and farmers, and [[Shudra]] are artisans. Good [[karma]] enables one to improve his caste in the next life. | + | '''Caste''' is a social rank in [[Hinduism]]. [[Brahmin]]s are priests and scholars, [[Kshatriya]] are [[warrior]]s and [[nobles]], [[Vaishya]] are [[merchant]]s and [[farmer]]s, and [[Shudra]] are artisans. Good [[karma]] enables one to improve his caste in the next life (see [[reincarnation]]). |
| − | Today, caste discrimination is illegal in India but still persists in rural areas. | + | Today, caste [[discrimination]] is illegal in [[India]] but still persists in rural areas. |