[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) › c15.28 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c15.28 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c15.28 - **Language:** English ### [c15.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.28) Hand in hand with this regard for equal marriage and purity of blood, there goes in the the Khattiyas and the proud Brâhmaṇas, as well as in high setthi families, a deep contempt for people who are low either by profession or by race; especially, does this "caste-spirit" make itself felt with regard to the class of Caṇḍâlas, the pariahs in the then Indian society: We saw above what a shock the setthi's daughter gets when she learns that she has seen a Caṇḍâla and how very anxious she is to prevent the evil effects of this sight by washing her beautiful eyes. - [Previous: c15.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.27) - [Next: c15.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.29) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c15.28) · Pramāṇa