There is also a lot of ritual in the Vedas. And in the time of Buddha, the Hinduism that he grows up in is very focused on the ritual aspects of it. And it was a Hinduism in which not just anyone could do the rituals, it was a fairly stratified society that he grew up in. We've discussed the caste system in some detail. It's still a matter of debate to what degree caste is hereditary and it's actually part of the religion. But it was a fact of the culture of the time. Where at the top you had the Brahmins, who were the priests.