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carried from Uttarapatha to Dakşinapatha for sale. Cloth seems to be an important exchangeable commodity. Mathura and Vidisă are mentioned as manufacturing centres of cloths. The country of Gauda was famous for silken garment. We are told that the cloth coming from east to the country of Lata was sold at a higher price. Then Tåmalitti, 39 Malaya88 Kāka,34 Tosali,86 Sindhu, Dakşiņāpatha, et and China 98 were famous for various kinds of textiles. Nepāla was noted for fluffy blankets ; the woolen blankets were sold at a high price in Mahārāsţra.40
The Näyddhammakahd refers to various kinds of cloth, which were loaded in waggons and were carried for sale.1
Horse was another important commodity that was exchanged in those days. Kālıyadiva was known for beautiful horses and it contained mines of silver, gold, jewels and diamonds. Then the name of Kamboja is mentioned for horses.43 Uttarāpatha was famous for thorough-bred horses.44 Dilavālıyå was noted for mules. 56
Then Pundra was known for black cows:46 Bheranda for sugarcane ;47 and Mahāhimavanta for gosīsa sandal.48
Parasaula or Persia was used to export various commodities such as sankha, phopphala, candana, agaru, mañjittha, silver, gold, gems, pearls and
corals.48
The merchants who returned to thcir country with valuable goods sometimes practised fraud in order to avoid payment of the royal taxes, The Råyapaseniya refers to the traders in aika jewel, conch-shells or ivory, who did not take the regular highway but always took to the more difficult routes in order to escape the taxes. We hear of the king of Bennāyada who detected the trick of a deceitful merchant and put him under arrest.61
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29 Ava Ti (Hari), P 307 30 Acũ Ti II 5, p 361 a. 81 Brh Bhā Vr 3 3884. 12 Vya. 7 32 33 Anu Su 37, p. 30 34 Nisi cu. 7, p 467 36 Ibid 88 Acă. cū p 364, Acā. Ti II, 1, p 361a 8 Aca, cũ 303 88 Brh Bha 2 3662.
ibid. Vr 3 3824, 40 bid 3 3914.
Nāyā, 17, P 203. 42 bid, p 202 ff 43 Uttara Su 11.16. 44 Ultară Ti p 141. 46 Das cū 6 0 213. 46 Tandula Tip 26 a. 67 Tivä 3 p 365 49 Uttarā Ti 18, 252 a. 40
bid, 3, p 64 a. 60
Sū. 104 Uttară. Ți. op. cut
| SR No. | 011077 |
| Book Title | Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons |
| 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 |