Caste often determines indians ' spouses , friends , residence and , most important , occupation - - part of a hindu belief that people inherit their stations in life based on the sins and good deeds of past lives 种姓制度往往也决定印度人的配偶、朋友、居所，及最重要的职业，这也是印度人相信，人会因前几世的罪孽和善行，而继承他们生命地位的一环。
Each caste is part of a locally based system of interdependence with other groups , involving occupational specialization , and is linked in complex ways with networks that stretch across regions and throughout the nation 每一个种姓都是一个与其他种姓集团保持相互依存关系且与职业专门化有关的基于当地的种姓制度的一部分，每一个种姓都以各种错综复杂的方式与横贯各个地区乃至全国各地的种姓集团构成的网络相关联。
