[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) › c18.7 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.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. - [Previous: c18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.6) - [Next: c18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.8) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.7) · Pramāṇa