Are all men created equal according to Hinduism? Is this predominant western belief based on the Vedas?
This belief is fundamental to most modern Western countries, and it is the second sentence of the US Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...
This belief has its origins from the Enlightenment Liberalism philosophy of Europe.
Liberalism—both as a political current and an intellectual tradition—is mostly a modern phenomenon that started in the 17th century
But is this also in agreement with the Vedas?