History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.319
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.319
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v2.c19.319
*Mataṅga.* The same as cāṇḍāla. The Kādambarī of Bāṇa (para 9) and Amara employ them as synonymous. Yama (12) uses the word Mātaṅga where we ordinarily find cāṇḍāla in other smṛtis. In the Bombay Presidency there is an untouchable caste called *Māṅg* which numbers about three hundred thousand. There are Mangs as a scheduled caste in Orissa.