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JAINA SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
calllc " clcpliant-rising s thic occupations of the butcher 10 fisher folk 17 the snake-catchers is the leather workers the ivory workers ctc.19
The soil also determuncs the transportation system in the moun tunous regions it is quite diffcrent from the one in the plains. In bancient India as in other parts of the country of the civilized world human and animal power was utilized in the transportacion system Even to-day human and animal agencies are in vogue in mountainous regions where modern transportation system cannot be introduced with profit The Jaina literature mentions minnevallunt 'and' hicmalları"as two distinct types of occupauons in connection with the transportation system The former includes the manufacture of chicles their parts, and their salc together with thc bcasts of burden cither personally or by agents. Earning Invelihood by such occupation is called traffic in schicles The rearing of oxen buffalous camels donkeys mules and horses to be used in drawing vehicles is called "Hierufam"91 Another distinct type of Occupation was developed in ancient India in connec uion with the branding of animals Lnown as "Asisynnie Thus occupa uon u concerned with the branding of cours buffalocs horses and other domesticated animals and their castration branding the back of young clephants and boring the cars
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Minerals were closely connected wich the development of Indian civilisation in its commercial or purely material aspect. It was what one might naturally expect in view of the immense natural resources
14 Kathakota, p 180 P 78 158. Ibid p. 141 256. Kaihdorit+garn, p 88 16 The Book of Discipline, vol 1 tr by J B Hornet P 129 17 The Vivagasuyam, PP 9495 272. Kathakosa p 168 18 Mudra Raksasa, PP 19 13 19a. Hemacandra Yogaklstre, vo] I P566 verse DO 10. 2gb Amaracandra Sari Padminanda Mahakivya p 592 verse no 415 0 Ibid p 808 verse no 104 21 Ibid veic no 105 88 Ibid p 572 verse no 112,
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