[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Caste and Race in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932) › c7.142 # Caste and Race in India c7.142 Caste and Race in India c7.142 - **Language:** English ### [c7.142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.142) 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." - [Previous: c7.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.141) - [Next: c7.143](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.143) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.142) · Pramāṇa