[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) › c8.17 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.17 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.17 - **Language:** English ### [c8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.17) “When, O king, a learned man does an evil act, does not live virtuously, he cannot, even if he knows a thousand Vedas, be free from misery without finding the right path.” - [Previous: c8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.16) - [Next: c8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.18) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.17) · Pramāṇa