... born in the 6th century Before The Christian Era (B.C.E.). (F: 59.) Large, powerful tribes began to invade the Ganges Basin, and society became more complex as the populous moved towards the newly instituted metropolitan centres. (A: 21.) During this time a strict and rigid caste system was in place, which did not allow for movement within its structure. The Buddha, as a member of the warrior elite, would have had considerable wealth and standing within the tribe, but he became disenchanted with this way of life, and ultimately rejected it to become a wanderer. The wanderers believed that anybody, regardless of caste, could be wise and good. These qualities could be achieved by rejecting or renouncing life at home, which was 'dirty and cramped'(A: 25.) and instead, going out into the wider world which was '.... completely perfect and pure.'(A: 58.) Such 'renouncers' believed in the re-incarnation of the ...

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