[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) › c17.49 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c17.49 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c17.49 - **Language:** English ### [c17.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c17.49) If now the position of these hired labourers was in no respect enviable, they still enjoyed a certain freedom, as they in all probability could change their masters when they liked. On the other hand, the slaves (dâsa) had absolutely no freedom ; they were, just like the cow, devoid of any rights and were absolutely at the mercy of their masters. - [Previous: c17.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c17.48) - [Next: c17.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c17.50) - [Up: c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c17.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c17.49) · Pramāṇa