从“新佛教运动”看印度独立后的种姓制

A View on Indian caste System After the Independence Taken From "New Buddhist Movement"

种姓制是印度社会独特的一种等级制度。印度独立后,采取了种种措施以消除种姓问题,种姓制也发生了很大的变化,但种姓制残余依然存在,“新佛教运动”的兴起表明了种姓问题依然严重。而种姓制度是与印度文明、印度人的思想观念紧密相连的,加上种姓政治的出现,使得这一制度有了得以延续的载体,所以根除它是很不容易的。但只有根除它才能使印度这个文明古国焕发青春,因为它仍是印度社会发展的一大障碍。

The caste system is a particular social estate system in India. After Independence, various kinds of measures were taken to eliminate the caste problems and great changes took place in the caste system, but the remnants of caste system still exist. The rise of New Buddhist Movement indicates the caste problems are still serious. The caste system is closely linked with Indian civilization and idoas and politics, together with it ,becomes the body bearing the system, so it is not easy to eliminate it. But only by eliminating the system, can India, the ancient country, radiate the vigour of its youth, because it is still an obstacle of social development of India.