History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c15.s4.2
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c15.s4.2
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c15.s4.2
At the bottom of the scale of castes is Pāṇḍuputta, the son of a wagon-maker.⁵ This trade, by the time of the Buddha, had lost the respect in which it was held in Ṛg-vedic times and had become a despised occupation.⁶ Yet Pāṇḍuputta appears to have been a full member of the order, and well respected.