[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) › c4.2 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c4.2 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c4.2 - **Language:** English ### [c4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c4.2) The Jātakas are most varied in their subject-matter: they consist, in part, of stories, parables or fables of animals, partly, of scenes from Indian folk-life of a cheering or edifying character. Consequently, our source is not only competent to arouse interest in the domain of the history of literature; the collection of legends is of more importance as a reservoir for materials for culture-history. Every account of the life in ancient India which will ever be written in future must take account of the Jātaka which has justly been called a thesaurus of Indian antiquities, State and private. - [Previous: c4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c4.1) - [Next: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c4.3) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Jātaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c4.2) · Pramāṇa