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________________ Pārsvanātha and Vardhamana Mahāvīra which Mahāvīra visited for the purpose of propagating his religion.188 Many of these places have been identified; but there are many which cannot be located.189 Some of the places Mahāvīra is said to have visited are - Bhadrika190 or Bhaddiya,191 which is modern Monghyr192 in Bihar; Campā, which is Campanagar or Campapur 193 near Bhagalpur194 in Bihar; Ladha, which covers a large part of West Bengal these days;195 Subbhabhūmi, which is Singhabhum in Bengal;196 Mithilā, which is Janakpur in Nepal Tarai;197 Purimtāla, which is Purulia in Bihar198 or Prayag, i.e., Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh;199 Vārāṇasī in Uttar Pradesh200 and Kausāmbī,201 which is Kosam near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.202 It is, thus, clear that Mahāvīra preached Jainism in parts of Bihar, western districts of West Bengal and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh.203 He visited all great towns of north and south Bihar, principally dwelling in the kingdoms of Magadha and Anga.204 It appears that the fields of influence of 188. JSAI, p. 34 fn. 5. 189. JAA, I, pp. 22-3; HJM, pp. 67-9. 190. Ibid. 191. HJM, p. 67. 192. Ibid.; JAA, I, pp. 22-3. 193. Ibid.; Ibid. 194. Ibid.; Ibid. 195. Ibid., p. 68. 196. Ibid., p. 69. 197. Ibid., p. 68; JAA, I, pp. 22-3. 198. Ibid. 199. JAA, I, pp. 22-3. 200. Ibid., HJM, p. 69. 201. Ibid.; Ibid., p. 68. 202. HGAI, p. 99. 203. JAA, I, p. 23. 204. CHI, I, p. 160. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006741
Book TitleHistory of Jainism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorU K Sharma
PublisherD K Print World
Publication Year2002
Total Pages304
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size10 MB
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