The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c18.7
The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c18.7
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c18.7
Of these low races we meet with a number even in the Jâtakas. Above all, we meet with the Caṇḍâla, a race which we come across in great numbers even to-day in north-east India, the scene of our narratives, and in Bengal.¹ In the eyes of the Indians the Caṇḍâla has always been the symbol of lowness and subjection.