Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons

SR No.: 011077
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

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cumambulation of the temple was held iu In the festival known as bahumilakkhamaha miany non-Aryan people (mleccha) assembled ;160 dāsimaha was celebrated by the maid-cervants ,101 then thānuppāryamaha had ao fixed day and it was held at any time whenever the guests were received. 162 Then the feast of 103 noodles'it taga, com sevo kika) is mentioned Then the birthday feast was celebrated with great pomp and ceremony as we have seen already 184 Ciummāsıyamajjanaya was another ceremony which was held after four months of rainy season We are told that during this ceremony a flower-house was made on the high road which was decorated with beautiful huge garlands and the designs in five coloured rice grains were prepared over the city Then the princess was seated on the throne facing the east and was given a bath with white and yellow pitchers and afterwards was decorated with all kinds of ornaments 186 Then we had samvaccharapadılehana or the annual birthday feast.166 The Vidāgasuya refers to ten days feast celebrated after the completion of a kūdágārasälà We are told that during this period the king made his subjects free from taxes 107
Among religious festivals thc pajjosana was the most favoured festival of the Jains. This festival was held on pinnimi, pasicami, dasamī and other pavva days Later on, we are told that from the time of Ajja halaga in place of pañcamā the day of caturthi was declared as the day of pagjosana It is stated that once Kālaga arrived in the city of Paitthara whcie he was received with great pomp by king Salıvähana Kalaka had declared the fifth day of the bright half of blā hapada as the day of pajjosana but since this was the day fixed for the festival of Indra, at the request of the king, Kalaka changed thc dav of pañcam to calunthi This festival was also known as samanapū a 168
Sankhadı (Sankhah in Pali) 149 oi bhojja was another great feast which played an important part in ancient India Sankhadi is so callcd because at this time animals were killed in large numbcis 10 This feast was celebrated either for one day (egadu asam) oi for many days (an gadivasam) in the first part of the day pwasanhhailr) ou aluci sunsct (picchusankhadi) Girijanna (giriyajngl is mentioned in Vraja when food was taken at night and the muh was drunk early in the morning arnodayaela)'! Girijanna was also celebrated in Lata during rainy season. In order to enjoy a sarkhadı, people made a pilguimage to different places In Selapuid 119 Ava TI (Hari ) P 397 af
161 Uttarc T %, P 124 180 Nist cu 12, p 810
1c* Bih Bha 1 1814 183 Pinda Mar 466 Vist cu 1) p 870 Perhaps it mn correspond to the Icast of raksa
bandhana or al uno held in \orth India 104 See Supra p 10
Naja 8, p 103 168 Ibid, 8, 96 187 3 p 27
1252 cu 10, P 02 I 189 See Manhima I, p 148 170 See Supra p 126 also Bh Bh 1 31 10 17. Ibid, 4 4881 Alen cf 1 bhr 12, II 53 22, Human 34, II 17 11 ff 112 Brh Bil 2009,
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