1 History & Culture · 1.1.3 Vedic age

1.1.3.5 Later Vedic society and religion: varna, ashramas and sacrifices

Society in the later Vedic age hardened into four varnas with Brahmanas on top, women's status declined, ritual became elaborate, and the Upanishads began to question ritual in favour of knowledge.

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  • varna
  • Brahmana
  • Kshatriya
  • Vaishya
  • Shudra
  • gotra
  • ashrama
  • Prajapati
  • Rudra
  • Vishnu
  • Upanishads
  • Gargi
  • Maitreyi

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