I thought the Indian-style definition of caste was the true one Replying to: That's a bit extreme. Kings became beggers more often than beggers became -- Dalai Binshaitan Post ReplyForum -Corsair- 07/25/2012, 23:26:45 Author Profile | Edit Many Zhangs including our own Sherman have told that story or a similar one but the construction of Chinese bows dates so far back into the Stone Age that the legend is certainly apocryphal. There weren't that many caste-like groups in ancient China other than slaves/serfs and other unfree people, and in general China had a trend toward increasing social mobility as history progressed. Ancient Spartan helots or modern American blacks are a lot more similar to Indian castes than anything in medieval England. And I believe most brahmins do not have any kind of priestly occupation. Recommend | Alert | 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Where am IGo Up Go TopPost ReplyBack

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