The Gita

The Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture and part of the Mahabharata epic, in which the deity Krishna instructs the warrior Arjuna. The claims reference its teachings linking innate qualities (gunas) and karma to caste roles via Samkhya philosophy.

Claims that use this term

• The Gita linked innate qualities to caste roles via the Samkhya tri-guna theory.
• The Gita popularized a guna-karma caste theory with roots in Samkhya philosophy