The Gita linked innate qualities to caste roles via the Samkhya tri-guna theory.

Evidence

Ambedkar wasn’t enamoured of the Bhagvad Gita. His view was that the Gita contained “an unheard of defence of murder”. He called it a book that “offers a philosophic basis to the theory of Chaturvarna by linking it to the theory of innate, inborn qualities in men”. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 176 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Ambedkar read the Gita as a defence of murder and caste hierarchy — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 176

Related

• Ambedkar read the Gita as a defence of murder and caste hierarchy (similarity 0.92)
• Ambedkar read the Gita as a defense of murder grounded in varna theory. (similarity 0.91)
• The Bhagavad Gita popularized a merit-based guna-karma theory of varna. (similarity 0.88)
• The Gita popularized a guna-karma caste theory with roots in Samkhya philosophy (similarity 0.87)

Broader Connections

• Ambedkar read the Gita as a defence of murder and caste hierarchy #expands (0.70) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 176