Caste derives authority from shastras believed to be divinely commanded

Evidence

The second is a reform which not only touches the religious principles but is diametrically opposed to those principles, and invites people to depart from and to discard their authority, and to act contrary to those principles. Caste is the natural outcome of certain religious beliefs which have the sanction of the shastras, which are believed to contain the command of divinely inspired sages who were endowed with a supernatural wisdom and whose commands, therefore, cannot be disobeyed without committing a sin. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 956

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sets out the third/strongest species of reform that Ambedkar’s own program belongs to.