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

Page 363

GEOGRAPHICAL LEXICON
355
According to Hemacandra's Trisas tisalākāpurusacarita,980 Vaitādhya mountain was four hundred miles long touching the rivers Gangā and Sindhu on cither side It was given as dominion to Nami and Vinami by Dharanendlia, thc protecting deity of the fast Tirthanhara, Idinātha. Nami oecupied the southern Vaitādhya and founded fifty cities including Jayanti and Rathanūpuracakravāla and Vinami occupied the northern Vaitādhya and similarly founded another fifty towns.
It is not identifiable Peyarai-anzer
This river flowed near the village Atthiyagama (See Atthiyagama).
It is perhaps the sanic as Gandak 057 libhasa-a river
This river was one of the grcat tributaries of the Sindhu.eus
It is the same as l'apāśa of the Jahabhii, ala (I 1936) and is identified with Bias, 9.9 Mbhela ou Tebhela-a selllement
This Sannivesa was situated at the foot of the Viñ
It is not identified. Vidarbha-a country
This country is referred to in the Suyagadanga cūrni. 061
Vidarbha corresponds to the modern Berar.962 Videha-a country
It was one of the twenty five and a half Āryan countries with Mihilā as its capital
Tisalā, the mother of Mahāvira, was known as Videhadinna, a native of Videha 03 Similarly, Kūnika was known as Videhaputta, the son of Cellanā, a native of Videha 984
Videha is identical with ancient Tribhuktı, modern Tirhut.066 Vidisa--ander
It is said that the city Vaidisa was located near this river.080 l'idis is mentioned in the Mahābhūrala (II. 9. 22). It is identified with the river Bes near Bhilsa.7
981
080p 173 ff 957 Martin's Eastern India, Vol. II, p. 9. 958
See Supia, p 270 959 GEBp 38 900 Bhag , 3 2 , also N11 ya 34
p 210 963 GD, 38 903 Kalpa Su , 5. 109. 964 Bhag 7 9 965 GEB, 30, of Viladha., p. 32. 060 Anu sū, 30, p 137. 367 GEB, p. 35.