The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and social restrictions in India in

which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed jātis or
castes. Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an
individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and
alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname).

Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म IPA: [ˈkərmə]  ( listen);[1] Pali: kamma) in Indian religions is the concept of
"action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle
called saṃsāra) originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies.
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Reincarnation is believed to occur when the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, comes back to
life in a newborn body. This phenomenon is also known as transmigration of the soul or
metempsychosis.

Buddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a
variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha
Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit "the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and
taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.[2]
He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help
sentient beings end suffering (or dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of
suffering and rebirth.