Meaning of Vaishya | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Vaishya.
   alt-of, alternative
2. The third caste of traditional Indian society, comprising merchants and landowners.
3. A member of this caste.

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“To perform successfully in the marketplace, vaishyas had to be ambitious, to want worldly goods, and to compete aggressively with their rivals, and this "desire" bound them inexorably to the cycle of death and rebirth.”

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