The Dhaarmik Traditions - Indic Studies Foundation

and is well within the 6 sigma limits of statistics 3 , which would classify it as
statistically insignificant behavior. We would like to see this number to be 0, but
human nature being what it is; we are unlikely to see a zero number achieved in the
near future.
In what follows, it is not our intention to defend the caste system. Merely to point
out that it does not have a basis in our ancient traditions.
Why do we say that exploitation of fellow human beings is not sanctioned in the
scripture In order to answer this we will answer the next question which is.
What is Varna What is the Varna Ashrama System What is the Guna
Varna Vyavastha
The Varna Ashrama system comprises of 2 basic concepts of Varna and Ashrama. The
Varna system, namely Guna Varna Vyavastha that produced the Varnashrama Dharma
was conscious of the fact that this was the world's early attempt at a division of labor
3 The Term Six Sigma , Sigma (the lower-case Greek letter "s") is used to represent standard deviation (a
measure of variation) of the target population (whereas lower-case ess, 's', represents standard deviation of the
sample). The term "six sigma" comes from the notion that if you have six standard deviations between the mean
result of a process and the nearest specification limit, you will make practically no items that exceed the
specifications. This is the basis for the process capability study, often used by quality professionals, and the
term "Six Sigma" has its roots in this too
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