[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897) › c15.22 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c15.22 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c15.22 - **Language:** English ### [c15.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.22) ² Manu VIII. 41: “Versed in the law, he (the king) shall examine the laws of the castes and lands, the laws of guilds (śreṇi-dharma) and the laws of families and (so) fix the law for each of these (groups)—Cf. Hopkins, \*Ruling Caste\*, p. 81: “Such associations”—namely, trade associations and guilds—“had their own rules and regulations which were under the supervision of the king; the king could (according to the theory) neither sanction law nor himself give laws which were opposed to the recognised laws or those sanctioned by custom.” - [Previous: c15.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.21) - [Next: c15.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.23) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.41) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.22) · Pramāṇa