The Kshatriya consisted of Kings and warriors. This caste is the equivalent to the aristocracy of most class systems. A woman could be a Kshatriya but would not become a warrior. According to the earliest Vedas, the Kshatriya were the highest caste but after being punished by Parasurama, they were demoted and the Brahmin were put on top. The job of the Kshatriya was to fight against any injustice that would threaten the peace and to rule the castes and keep the order. Siddhartha Gautama was born into the Kshatriya caste, but he eventually abandoned this caste and eventually became known as the Buddha.
The Kshatriya worn a sacred thread to prove their castes which had three strands before marriage and six strands afterwards. A Kshatriya would have to follow the dharma and if he/she were to live a bad life of deed, word, or thought would be reborn in the pit of purgatory for their next life after parting with their body. The Brahmin would teach the Kshatriya of the dharma in order to prevent this from happening.
The Kshatriya boys represented masculinity while the female children needed to be well behaved and gentle. The males were not allowed to marry out the caste and had to represent the ideals of a Kshatriyan warrior; they had to be courageous and aggressive, but also had to respect those who were knowledgeable and had to have the ambition to learn. With all of these ideals molded into one person, they were believed to be the ideal ruler or warrior.
The Kshatriya worn a sacred thread to prove their castes which had three strands before marriage and six strands afterwards. A Kshatriya would have to follow the dharma and if he/she were to live a bad life of deed, word, or thought would be reborn in the pit of purgatory for their next life after parting with their body. The Brahmin would teach the Kshatriya of the dharma in order to prevent this from happening.
The Kshatriya boys represented masculinity while the female children needed to be well behaved and gentle. The males were not allowed to marry out the caste and had to represent the ideals of a Kshatriyan warrior; they had to be courageous and aggressive, but also had to respect those who were knowledgeable and had to have the ambition to learn. With all of these ideals molded into one person, they were believed to be the ideal ruler or warrior.