Timeline for Is there the concept 'apatreya' (unfit for getting charity) in Hinduism?
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| Jun 1 at 9:41 | comment | added | Dhammadhatu | Thank you অনু . Therefore it appears the term "serving sūdras" does not apply to a Brahmin giving economic charity to a poor non-Brahmin person. Instead, as you said, "serving sudras" refers to working for a sudra. In Buddhism, the Buddha also taught a Brahmin should marry a Brahmin. | |
| Jun 1 at 8:19 | comment | added | অনু | @Dhammadhatu While 17th century scholar Kāmalākara Bhaṭṭa of Vāraṇasī quoting the opinion of 15th century Bengali scholar Śūlapāṇa that brāhmaṇas can accept śūdras as yajamāna, Śūlapāṇi describes servitude as 3 types - sexual (marrying off brāhmaṇa girl to a śūdra man), oral (receiving knowledge; both secular & religious, from a śūdra's mouth) & economic (accepting wages from a śūdra for a living). | |
| Jun 1 at 5:10 | comment | added | Dhammadhatu | Thank you. What is meant by "serving" sudras? What type/types of service does this refer to? | |
| Jun 1 at 5:06 | comment | added | অনু | निन्दितेभ्यो धनादानं वाणिज्यं शूद्रसेवनं । अपात्रीकरणं ज्ञेयम - Accepting money from despicable people, engaging in trade, serving sūdras are known to cause (in a brāhmaṇa) apātrahood(i.e unfit to be invited in sacred rites) - Agnipurāṇa:168 | |
| Jun 1 at 2:12 | history | asked | Dhammadhatu | CC BY-SA 4.0 |