Book Title: Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons
Author(s): Jagdishchandra Jain
Publisher: New Book Company

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________________ GEOGRAPHICAL LEXICON 335 It is a hill system in Jhelum and Shahpur districts in the Punjab, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock-salt.T69 Sindhu-a country It is mentioned that the country of Sindhu Sovīra was declared Aryan from the time of Samprati. For various reasons the Jain monks were not allowed to frequent Sindhu. It is mentioned that this country was full of water and a home of various heretical nuns such as Carikā, Parivrākā, Kāpālıkā, Taccannikā and Bhāgavī If a monk, due to famine, invasion of the enemy or such other calamity was forced to visit this country, it was expected of him to come back as soon as possible.760 The land of this country is stated to be very rough and was flooded frequently; it had bieaches in the earth. There were cold breczes and dew-fall at night m this country,"1 and the corn was cultivated heic by rivers 762 The people of Sindhu were fond of cating gorasa (production of milk), 169 and were used to mcat-caling, and hence the non-vcgetarians were not censored in this country 716 Similarly, the washermen were not considered degraded hcie,705 and a wine pot could be used for drinking purposes.766 st 15 stated that the monks were allowed not to remove the fringes of then garments in this country like that of Thūnā,? and they received their alms with clean clothes 708 Sindhu comprised the whole vallcy of the Indus from the Punjab to the sea, including the delta and the island of Cutch.148 Sindhu-a river Sindhu is stated to be one of the ten great rivers.770 It is the river Indus.711 The best horses were born in the country around its bank.779 760 Imp. Gaz, XII, pp 170-2 760 Brh Bhā 1 i 2881'. 4 5141 f 161 Via Bha 8 15 From tunc immemorial Sind has depended for its fertility on floods. Prior to 1874 the upper Sind frontier distinct was yearly subject to inundation, In that year a heavy flood swept away over eighty towns and villages. Then there was another heavy flood in 1892 which caused heavy damage to the country, Gaz. of the Promice of Sud, Karachu. 1907. pp 5, 271, 762 Brh Bhā. Vr. 1 1239 769 Ibid 3. 2749 764 Ibid, 1 1239, also foot-note 185 Nisi cu , 4, P 345 786 Brh Bha. Vr. 1 1239 Visesa cūrni 787 Ibid, 3 3906 Nisĩ cũ, 15, p 121 (MSS) 789 C A G. I, p. 284, ITO Thā 10 717. 771 C. A G.I., p. 690. 171 Mahābhārata VII. 104. 8. 708

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