[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c5.7 # The World of Courtesans c5.7 The World of Courtesans c5.7 - **Language:** English ### [c5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.7) In order to understand the position of those courtesans who practised their profession independently of the royal court the references in the \*Jatakas\* to their mode of life are of some interest In the \*Muhasara Jataka\* the chief musician is supposed to have received a stolen necklace from the royal chaplain and handed it over to a courtesan as a present. - [Previous: c5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.6) - [Next: c5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.8) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Jātaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.7) · Pramāṇa