[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) › c9.35 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c9.35 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c9.35 - **Language:** English ### [c9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c9.35) When a rich Brâhmaṇa on an inspection of his jewel-room reads on a gold tablet the name of his ancestor by whom the properties were acquired, the thought occurs to him, "Those by whom the riches were accumulated are no more; the treasures are still there, not a single person has taken them with him during his departure. Verily, one cannot put money into a bag and take it with him to the other world." He goes to the king, begs his permission, gives away his entire wealth and goes as an ascetic to the Himâlaya (IV. 7). - [Previous: c9.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c9.34) - [Next: c9.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c9.36) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c9) ## Linked texts (1) - [Jātaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka.440) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c9.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c9.35) · Pramāṇa