How did religion and Indian society reinforce the caste system?

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Lainey Hansen

2 April, 14:14

How did religion and Indian society reinforce the caste system?

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Jack Sims · Answer 1

Hinduism reinforced a strict social hierarchy called a caste system that made it nearly impossible for people to move outside of their social station.

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Hinduism reinforced a strict social hierarchy called a caste system that made it nearly impossible for people to move outside of their social station. Emperors during the Gupta empire used Hinduism as a unifying religion and focused on Hinduism as a means for personal salvation.