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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GEOGRAPHICAL LEXICON
281 Dhamma.. :diabhumika— city
Dhammacakkabhimikā was another name of Takkhasila (see Takk hasila
Dhannakadu
It is said that the thirteenth Tetthayarı received his first alms at this place."
It may be identified with Kupari in the Balasar district in Bengal; it was also known as Kopaka or Kopakataka 503
Dhannaura- settlement
Dhannaura was located in the country of Viräta. *** Its exact location is not known.
Dilacalzvå
Dilavaliyā was known for its mules (assatara). 106 It cannot be identified.
Dimbharelaka
It is said that the corn was cultivated here by flood in the Mahiravana 90€
Perhaps this place was situated in Konkaņa.407
Ditaman Island
It is said that Diva was situated to the south of Surattha fora It is quoted as an example of jalspartana where goods were carried by boats, 908 Diva and Jona are mentioned as countries known for the cemetery (matagaler3 268 Diva was also known for its coin known as Sībharaka.910
It may be identified with the island of the Arab. The Arabians call their habitat Jacītat al Arab '_“The Island of the Arab", as it is surrounded by water on three sides and by sand on the fourth."
903 La Vir, 334 103 Praia jain smitalu Bezgal, Bihar and Onssa. However, Dhannakataka is identified
with Dharanikot in the Krishna or Guntur district in the Madras Presidency; G. A. G IP 737, also src Belirtin of the Madras Guul Muscam; Amaraoti sculptures in
the Madras Gut Musum, by C. Sivarama Murti, 1942, p 4. 304 hari Ti, -p 230 10" Day cũ l 2 213. C. BA B l 1 1239
Ste Piriure am 1ha Sangrahi p. 39 where Wallikarjuna is called Mabirāyanadhipati. 207a B'R , 39If. wiū,2, P225. 308 Brh Ba, V. 1.1090. 300 Acă ci, p. 370. 310 Brh Bha, 3 3891.
History of the Arabs, p 8, by Fillip Hitti, London, 1937.