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Local Government in Ancient India c9.59

Local Government in Ancient India c9.59

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c9.59

³ 'Hīnaṃ nāma sippaṃ nalakārasippaṃ kumbhakārasippaṃ pesakārasippaṃ cammakārasippaṃ nahāpitasippaṃ.' Among the *hīnajāti* or low castes the *Vinaya* enumerates the Caṇḍāla, Veṇa, Nesāda, Rathakāra, and Pukkusa.