首陀罗又译为旃荼罗和一生族,是指印度种姓之一,地位最低。这个种姓的人是伺候用餐、做饭的高级佣人和工匠组成,是人口最多的种姓。 种姓制度是雅利安人进入印度之后创立的,一入佛教就不存在种姓差别了,由于种族文化的差异造成了种族的冲突,如2008年6月1日,印度拉贾斯坦邦的多个城镇的暴乱事件。
在授权典礼期间,他接受了他的保姆——一位首陀罗妇女煮的饭而震惊了所有的亲戚。
During the ceremony of investiture he shocked his relatives by accepting a meal cooked by his nurse, a sudra woman.
在这种思想下,婆罗门(最高种姓)和首陀罗(最低种姓)都可以接收到不二形式的印度教永恒智慧,从而获得“Moksha”或涅槃。
Under its principles, both the Brahmin (highest caste) and the Sudras (lowest caste) were equal recipients of the eternal wisdom of Hinduism in its Advaita form that would grant "Moksha" or "Nirvana".
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