[Advaita-l] varnasramadharma - 3

[V Subrahmanian]

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Abhishek Madhyastha
<abhishek046 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Pranams,
>
> I have a small doubt. According to the jati vibhaga which varna would
> lingayats and other such communities fit in. By karma and Guna, I
> understand that they can fit in but what about jati vibhaga?
>

As I had mentioned here recently there are differences within Lingayats.
There is a priestly class or caste called 'ayyanavaru'.  There is also a
business class, i hear.  Lingayats themselves were originally converts from
several castes.

See this

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=x7JZMy1qntgC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=caste+differences+within+Lingayats&source=bl&ots=rFMWVEpO4f&sig=5euK7GebICxRnVS0MhfILE5fcQc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EfgHUP_BDear0AG8veWMBA&ved=0CGMQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=caste%20differences%20within%20Lingayats&f=false


and also

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=2cIOqGcvHqoC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=caste+differences+within+Lingayats&source=bl&ots=-zcM61-EOx&sig=pOMvyAkgHwKKJ3jzeNkdSA4K4sM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EfgHUP_BDear0AG8veWMBA&ved=0CE0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=caste%20differences%20within%20Lingayats&f=false

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