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Use this tag for questions about the role, history, and scriptural references in Hinduism around varna (caste, or social class).

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Do Sruti texts mention either or both of birth-based varna and guna-based varna?

Shukla Yajurveda clearly mentions varna as birth-based. As per Shukla Yajurveda 22.22 -(translation of T.H. Griffith from The Texts of White Yajurveda)- O Brahman! …
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