There are four different levels of the system: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, and Harijans.
	Within each of these categories are the actual "castes" within which people are born, marry, and die.
	Still today the values of the caste system are held strongly.  It has kept a sense of order, and peace among the people.
	They all have their own place among each other and accept that it is the way to keep society from disintegrating to chaos.
	Hinduism It is the third largest and the oldest religion of the World. Islam Islam is the second largest religion of the world whose followers are called Muslims.
	The largest number of Muslims are in Asia and Africa and particularly in middle east and north Africa.
	The Arab traders brought Islam to India in the early 8th century, but it was not until the 12th century that it became a force to reckon with in the Indian sub-continent. The Muslim invaders in the 12th century and the Mughal rulers in the 16th and 17th centuries helped in the spread of Islam in India.
	Buddhism Buddhism originated as an offshoot of Hinduism in India, but eventually it became popular all over Asia. The personality and teachings of Gautam Buddha, the founder of this faith, have illumined the lives of millions of people in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. Buddhism has many concepts akin to Hinduism like karma and reincarnation. Buddha suggested that life is full of sufferings and one must act in a way to escape from them.