aineo, man you still dont know some things...
the lower castes were obviously poor. but the brahmans (the priests) the upper most caste in the system were also poor.
*shock* yes its true. all they did was do rituals. and thus they cant get enough money from temple donations.
brahmin girls are one of the last few girls to get married (they used to get married around the age of 30, a very pitiful age back then) because thier parents had to scrounge up enough dowry money.
the richest caste is in the middle, the merchants for obvious reasons.
so you see aineo, you still have a lot to learn.
i will be glad to enlighten you, any more questions?
and to omega: when i talk of an open mind...i dont mean to demons, i mean you know about a whole load of things, cultures and relgions and you arent ignorant.
lol, i guess you took it literally when i meant open minded...lol.