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chandala (caṇḍāla)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: candala

Short Description: outcaste or “untouchable”; pariahs who stand outside the Hindu caste system

Long Description: outcaste or “untouchable”; pariahs who stand outside the Hindu caste system

Sources: Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, Cream of Liberation Translated by Swami Sri Ramanananda Saraswathi