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HISTORY OF JAINA MONACHISM
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Mahāvīra's Itinerary:
We have seen that at the age of thirty, Mahāvīra embraced monastic life. During his forty-two years of wandering life he is said to have visited the following places.
Before entering into details, we may make two parts of his itinerary. The first twelve years he wandered as a non-kevalin, and the places he visited were: Alabhiya
Between Sävatthi and Rājagiha.65 Atthiyagama
- Hatthigāma along the road from Vesāli to
Pāvā.66 Avattagama
Unidentified. Bahusalagagāma Bambhanagama Bhaddiyā
Modern Monghyr.67 Bhogapura
Between Pāvā and Vesāli.68 Campā
Campanagar or Campāpur near Bhāgalpur. 69 Chammānigama
Unidentified. Coraga Sannivesa
Possibly Choreya in Lohardugga distt., Bengal.70 Dadhabhūmi
- Dalabhum in Sighbhum distt. in Bengal.71 Gāmāya Sannivesa
Unidentified. Gobhūmi
Gomoh (?) 72 Hatthisisa
Unidentified. Jambusanda
Jambhigaon in Hazaribagh distt., or somewhere
near Pāvāpuri73 Jambhiyagāma
Unidentified. Kalambuka Sannivesa Kālāya Sannivesa Kayalisamāgama Kayangala
Kankajol in Santhal Pargana in Bihar.74 Kollāga Sannivesa - Unidentified.
65. RAY CHOWDHURY, op. cit., p. 160. 66. Law, B. C., Mahavira: His Life and Teachings, p. 33. 67. Rahul SANKRITYAYANA, Vinaya Pitaka, p. 248n. 68. Suttanipata, V, 1, 38. 69. GEB., p. 6. 70. Index Geographicus Indicus, p. xxv. (BARNESS). 71. JAIN, op. cit., p. 278. 72. Ibid., p. 285. 73. Ibid., p. 289. 74. Rahu) SANKRITYAYANA, op. cit., p. 213n
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