Bhakti egalitarianism repudiated caste while Ramdas pushed Brahmin supremacy

Evidence

Brahminism precludes the possibility of social or political solidarity across caste lines. As an administrative system, it is pure genius. “A single spark can light a prairie fire” was Mao Zedong’s famous message to his guerrilla army. Perhaps. But Brahminism has given us in India a labyrinth instead of a prairie. And the poor little single spark wanders, lost in a warren of firewalls. Brahminism, Ambedkar said, “is the very negation of the spirit of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 134 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 134; Brahmins uphold caste theory while breaking its rules to protect class power; Indian news press was Brahmin-controlled and barred Untouchable grievances (+2 more)

Related

• Brahmins will never lead a movement that dissolves their own caste power (similarity 0.89)
• Brahmins uphold caste theory while breaking its rules to protect class power (similarity 0.89)
• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor (similarity 0.88)
• Brahminism’s structure precludes solidarity and blocks revolutionary spark (similarity 0.84)
• Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity (similarity 0.84)
• Ramdas championed Brahmin supremacy against egalitarian Bhakti saints (similarity 0.83)
• Priesthood reform is the lever to abolish caste by killing Brahminism. (similarity 0.83)
• Caste abolition would destroy Brahmin privilege, so no Brahmin will lead it (similarity 0.81)
• Bhakti movements attacked caste hierarchy from within Hindu tradition. (similarity 0.80)
• Bhakti offered colonial intellectuals a democratizing, anti-Brahminical medieval inheritance (similarity 0.79)
• Breaking caste destroys Brahmin power, so Brahmins cannot lead the movement. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Brahmins uphold caste theory while breaking its rules to protect class power #expands (0.65)
• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor #expands (0.60) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 134
• Indian news press was Brahmin-controlled and barred Untouchable grievances #expands (0.60)
• A Sanskrit text attacked Brahmin origins, and the Peshwas ordered its destruction. #corroborates (0.55)