Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.883

v1.c12.883

In the **Assalāyana Sutta**⁵ it is stated that in **Yoṇa** and in Kamboja, and also in the neighbouring countries, there were, in the Buddha's time, only two classes of people, masters and slaves, and that a master could become a slave or *vice versa*. The Commentary⁶ explains that a brahmin would go there with his wife for purposes of trade and would die there. His wife would then be compelled to work for her living and her children would become slaves.