[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c19.252 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.252 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.252 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.252) Fa Hien (405-411 A. D.) describes how cāṇḍālas had to live apart and give notice of their approach when entering a town or market place by striking a piece of wood to make themselves known so that a man may avoid them and not come in contact with them (vide 'Record of Buddhist kingdoms' tr. by Legge, p. 43). In modern times cāṇḍālas are returned as a scheduled caste in Madras and Orissa. - [Previous: v2.c19.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.251) - [Next: v2.c19.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.253) - [Up: v2.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.252) · Pramāṇa