The Refuge Tree. When a mother black bear leads her cubs away from a den, her usual destination is a big tree where the cubs can take refuge from danger. Around Ely, that tree is typically a white pine over 21 inches in diameter.
caste. 1. (noun) A stratified system of categorization based on a status conferred at birth (ascribed status) due to an personâs descent in which individuals do not have mobility due to custom or law. Example: JÄti in India. 2. (noun) A group and the individual members of a group within a caste.
The Caste System and. the Stages of Life in Hinduism. The pattern of social classes in Hinduism is called the caste system.. The chart shows the major divisions and contents of the system. Basic caste is called varn.a, , or color.. Subcaste, or jÃ¢ti, , birth, life, rank, is a traditional subdivision of varn.a. Sometimes caste is avoided as a word for varn.a.