Caste and Race in India c7.142

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² Fick, pp. 17-19, 81-7; also vide Fausböll's translation of *Sutta-Nipāta*, pp. 23, 52, 75, 192. Dr. E. J. Thomas observes in his book *The Life of Buddha*, p. 174: "The claim of the Sakyas to belong to the best caste, that of the warriors, is well known; and though in the discourses the Brahmins are treated respectfully, their claims are criticized and rejected."