Re: The Buddha's racial appearance

Hi Thomas,

> To my understanding, the caste system (varna and jati) is determined by
> social classes and by birth. So the social status of a Brahmana or
> Ksatriya cannot be dismissed as Vasala or Outcast by becoming a
> Sramana/Samana. They are born to be a particular caste status.

Then Buddha cannot be a Vasala, both by inner qualities and by birth as
Khattiya.

Brahmana who called him so must have been just irritated, and acted out
of sense of superiority.

Regards,
Dmytro