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GEOGRAPHICAL LEXICON
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It is said that Mahavira received his first alms in Kollakas; he arrived here from Kammārgāma and proceeded to Moraga Sannivesa 383 Kollaka was visited by Indabhūi Goyama, the first Ganadhara of Mahāvira 384
It is identified with Kolhua, 3 miles to the north-west of Basarh in Muzaffarpur.
(2) Kollaka-a settlement
Kollāka Sannivesa was located near Nālandā,885 Mahavira is said to have arrived here from Nālandā and proceeded to Suvannakhalaya.88
Its exact location is not known.
Komala
Khemilijjiya or Khomalijjiyā is mentioned as a ŝakha of the Jain sramanas in the Kalpasutra.38
387
Khomalijjiya is a Prakrit form of Komaliya, which comes from the city of Komala, which is identified with modern Comillah in Chittagong in Bengal.
Konkana-a country
Konkana was a non-Aryan country, and is cited as an example of asandina diva which did not overflow with periodical sea-tides 383
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There was excessive rainfall in this country and so a Jain monk was allowed to carry an umbrella 350 During famine or even otherwise people were in the habit of eating flesh in this country and were fond of fruits, flowers 90 and 11cc-gruel 301 (pejjā) Konkana was noted for the festival known as gujanna which was celebrated here in the evenings Konkana is mentioned along with Sindhu and Tamalitti which were known for their troublesome mosquitoes 303 There was a big forest round about this country 394 It is said that the stones of the rivers of Konkana were very sharp and hurt the feet of the people 305
883 Ava. Nir., 325
883 See Supra, p 257.
884 Uva, p. 18. 885 Bhag. 15.
886 See Supra, p. 258. 8, p. 231.
987
888 Uttara cu p 115. 889 Acă, cu p 366.
890
Brh Bhd. Vr 1.1239. 891 Das.cü. p 316.
303
Brh Bha Vr. 1 2855. 888 Suya Ti. 3. 1. 12. 304 Nisi cu. Pl. p. 90. 905 Ibid., 12, p. 827.
| 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 |