Public Administration in Ancient India c5.10

c5.10

¹ The constant use of the term ‘varna’ in Sanskrit literature suggests that colour was the chief ground of distinction. The following reference in the Tibetan Buddhist ‘Dulva’ to the caste-system is interesting: “Then those whose complexion was clear said to the others, ‘Why, I have a fine complexion, whereas you are dark,’ and thus were established distinctions.” The Life of Buddha, derived from Tibetan works, translated by Rockhill, p. 3.