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Why did reincarnation make Indians more accepting of the varna system?

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Reincarnation is one of the main underlying beliefs of Hinduism, which supports the hierarchical nature of the Indian caste system. After each life a soul is reborn into a new material “form”. A new soul's “form” is dependent if they lived a virtuous past-life.

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