[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) › c8.24 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.24 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.24 - **Language:** English ### [c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.24) The former asked, "Are you really Uddālaka", and as the latter answered in the affirmative, he said "I have given thy mother a mark of identity, where is it ?" With the words, "Here is it, O Brāhmaṇa," Uddālaka reached him the ring. The Brāhmaṇa recognised the ring and said "Surely, you are a Brāhmaṇa¹, do you know however, the duty of a Brāhmaṇa ?" In asking him about the duty of a Brâhmaṇa, he uttered the sixth verse: - [Previous: c8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.23) - [Next: c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.25) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.24) · Pramāṇa