On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c8.s14.5
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c8.s14.5
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v1.c8.s14.5
There are distinctions in the use of their wines and other beverages. The wines from the vine and the sugar-cane are the drink of the Kshatriyas; the Vaiśyas drink a strong distilled spirit; the Buddhist monks and the Brāhmins drink syrup of grapes and of sugar-cane; the low mixed castes are without any distinguishing drink.