Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c5.t1.87
Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jātaka Stories c5.t1.87
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c5.t1.87
Slaves could be rightfully given away to another.¹ We have two instances of run-away slaves who were seeking opportunity to free themselves from the clutches of their masters.² We cannot say with any certainty whether the master had any right over the person of a female slave, though it was not impossible in that age.³ Slaves could regain freedom on payment⁴ or through voluntary manumission by the master.⁵