[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) › c8.5 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.5 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c8.5 - **Language:** English ### [c8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.5) In Kaṇṇakathâla Sutta (No. 90 of the Majjhima Nikâya) the following words were put into the mouth of Buddha: “These are the four castes, O great king: Khattiya, Brâhmaṇa, Vessa and Sudda. Of these four castes, O great king, two stand in the front rank, namely, the Khattiya and the Brâhmaṇa, so far as relates to the salute, the seat to be offered, the extension of the folded hands and the service to be rendered.” - [Previous: c8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.4) - [Next: c8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.6) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Majjhimanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c8.5) · Pramāṇa