Each caste in turn is subdivided into many layers, so that the total structure of Hinduism consists of well over 2,000 castes, or stations, each with its own specific tasks and functions, and each largely isolated from the rest.

• 每一个种姓继而被分成许多阶层，因此印度教的总体结构由2000多个等级或阶层组成：每一个等级有其特殊的工作和功能，并且每一个等级几乎与其余的等级隔离开来。