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**Clielldub** · 10-05-2010, 05:37 PM

Regarding the eleventh link ‘birth’ or “jati”, a search of the internet will find the following definition:

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jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter)

Such a definition is not exclusive to Hinduism or foreign to Buddhism. I would speculate this meaning of ‘jati’ was the common meaning of the term in the culture of the Buddha and the meaning he intended to impart.

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The Bhara Sutta provides this meaning:

"And which is the carrier of the burden? 'The person,' it should be said. This venerable one with such a name, such a clan-name. This is called the carrier of the burden.

10-05-2010, 05:37 PM	#8
Clielldub Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 518 Senior Member	Regarding the eleventh link ‘birth’ or “jati”, a search of the internet will find the following definition: Quote jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter) Such a definition is not exclusive to Hinduism or foreign to Buddhism. I would speculate this meaning of ‘jati’ was the common meaning of the term in the culture of the Buddha and the meaning he intended to impart. To add: The Bhara Sutta provides this meaning: "And which is the carrier of the burden? 'The person,' it should be said. This venerable one with such a name, such a clan-name. This is called the carrier of the burden.
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