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# The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c14.128

The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c14.128

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### [c14.128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c14.128)

(Yodhâjîva) and no Brâhmaṇa. And whoever among men earns a living as purohita—know this, O Vâseṭṭha—is a sacrificer (Yâcaka) and no Brâhmaṇa. And whoever among men gets his rents from villages or lands—know this, O Vâseṭṭha—is a king (râjan) and no Brâhmaṇa.”

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