Just_trying_it_out t1_iwo96hk wrote
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That's an insanely misleading example since the priest caste there is supposed to live frugally.
It'd be much more telling if there was no correlation among wealth for castes in general rather than pointing out the priests live frugally and that there are outliers in any lower caste
TruthIsMaya t1_iwoqc4a wrote
What is your definition of upper caste and lower caste then?
Normally people just go with the two poles, dalits and Brahmins
And assume the priest class in Europe is analogous the Brahmin caste/Varna in india (it’s not as Brahmins are obligated to live modestly and donate excess wealth and assets)
The wealthiest varnas will likely be merchants, traders, artisans and rulers
Vasiya, shudra, Kshatriyas
But that is a huge group to generalise.
Until recently, exorbitant wealth acquisition was looked down upon and treated as a moral hazard in society as it is adharmic
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