Caste and Race in India c22.36

c22.36

Vaidya, caste, 32 Vaina, mixed caste, 61 Vaiṣṇavism: devotional sect, inferiority of Śūdra in, 93; spiritual betterment of Śūdra in, 94 Vaiśya, 30, 40, 41, 45, 49, 50, 51, 59, 60, 61, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 144, 145, 146, 182; debarred from kingship, 40; approximation to Śūdras, 59, 60, 86, 92; duties and occupations of, 74, 75, 92, 96; marriage among, 77, 80 Vakkaliga, caste, 28, 110, 121 Vallave (herdsmen) caste, mention in Prakrit inscription of, 97 Vani, caste, 2, 28, 32 Vanika, caste, 98 Varna-dharma, 49, 50 Varṇas, 41, 49, 51, 53, 54, 59, 61, 68, 69, 71, 82, 83, 90, 96, 97