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agreed that Hinduism does not have a Pope in charge of it all type of figure...but it surely has lineage holders/gurus in authority and in charge of particular schools with their Swami's and other students along with householder membership, thus in that sense I'd say the word religion has some bearing.
agreed that problems with how the caste system was implemented over time and became corrupted by egotistical ways has caused, and is still causing a lot of suffering - which was never originally intended in my understanding. I'm glad to hear from you that that is not the case in Bali. Also and of course in many forms of Buddhism the Gods are not of much importance, and then there are teachings about "no-self"/no soul which are probably the #1 disagreement and difference compared to Hindu teachings.
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