Quotes:Caste

H. P. Blavatsky

Caste. Originally the system of the four hereditary classes into which the Indian population was divided: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra (or descendants of Brahmâ, Warriors, Merchants, and the lowest or Agriculturalists). Besides these original four, hundreds have now grown up in India.

Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Caste