Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s1.3
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s1.3
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c12.s1.3
Jain texts divide the Āryans into five classes:—Āryan by country (*khetta*), birth (*jāti*), family (*kula*), trade (*kamma*), language (*bhāsā*) and art and handicraft (*sippa*)².