Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Caste Duties

These reflections on caste duties and detachment are the opposite of the moral and ethical teachings of Zarasthutra and Confucius. The previous teachings told of how peace and kindness would lead a man to divine living and evetually heaven. The caste duties, for Kshatriyas, explained that if they did theyre job, went into battle, they would go to heaven if killed and enjoy earth if victorious. The teachings are somewhat the same however, because both say that if you do your job in life, you will be successful. The interpretation of the teachings is what makes it different.

1 comment:

  1. Not quite. You need to separate out Confucianism from zoroastrianism in order for the comparisons to be clear. For instance Confucius doesn't deal with an afterlife but. Zarathustra does...this one is incomplete.

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