Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons

SR No.: 011077
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jagdishchandra Jain
Publisher: New Book Company
Publication Year: 1947
Total Pages: 429
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

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GEOGRAPHICAL LEXICON
345 Thc Jain pilgrims identify Tungiya with the lown of Bihar. Próbably it may be identified with modern Tungi situated two miles from Bihar.864
Turuchka-a county
Turukka is mentioned in the Orālya855 and other Jain texts. It was a substance used for incense and is mentioned with kālāguru, kundarukka etc Turrukta is either Liquidambar Orientale (sīhalaka, vernacularly sitārasa), or Schrcbera Swietenioides (Sanskrit ghan tapätala) or the resin of Pinus Longifolia (Sanskrit srīvāsa) 868
Turukki is included among the eighteen scripts,867 Turushka is identified with Eastern Turkestan 858
Turuminī-a city
It is incntioned that Sasaya and Bhasaya, the two monks arrived here with their sistei Sukumäliya from Vanavāsi. 369
It is not identificd.
Uccānagara--a city
Uicāngarī is known as a säkhā of thc Jain samanas. 860 (See also Varani)
Uddandapura--a city
This town is said to have been visited by Gosāla 881
This is identified with the town of Bihai in Patna district Bihar was also called Dandapura oi Udandapua It was known as Dandpura as a number of dandins (religious mendicants) collected here and made this land their headquarters 80%
Ujjayanta or Ujjmla -o mountain
It is stated that Autthanemi attaincd salvation on this mountain.883 Thuis mountain is mentioned as a place of renunciation in general. 884 There were water-falls865 on this mountain and people used to celebrate
864 Pācuna tū thamālā l: I, p. 16 introduction, 856 p. 8. 868 Barnett Anlagada, p3n 887 Visesa Bha 5 464 858 GD, 207 85B Brh Bhi 1 321711 880 halpa Sū, b, p 233 381 Bhag , 15. $82 Acheological Suvey of India, Vol. VIII, p. 70. 863 Iva Y., 307, kalpa. Sa, 174, p. 182. B64 Ogh. 119, p 60. 96) Bil Bhd, 11.1.20.22