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 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

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