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Valabhi or Balabhi included the whole of peninsula and tbe district of Broach and Surat Valabhi is represented by the ruins at Wala, eighteen miles north-east of Bhavnagar.918
Valuwagama—a village
It is stated that Mahāvīta arrived here from Pedhalagama and proceeded to Subhoma.914
Its exact situation is not known.
Vanavāsi-a cily
It is said that Juyasattu, the grandson of Jarākumāra, ruled here.918
Banavāsi is referred to as a place where Asoka sent his missionaries It was one of the capitals of the Kadambas Banavāsi lay on the banks of the Varadă river, in Sirsi Taluka, North Kanara district.916
tanga or Bangall counli)'
Vanga was one of the twenty fivc and a half Āryan countrics with Iāmalıttı as its capital. It was included among the sixteen countries.
Vanga is identical with modern Eastern Bengal. It did not stand as a name for the entire province as it docs row $17
ta'uuma - a city
variyagama was visited by Mahavira very frequently, 018 and he is said to have passed twelve rainy seasons in Vesāli and this place.810
There were many adherents of Mahāvila in Vaniyagama, Ananda bcing chief amongst them "0
Vāniyagama is identified with Baniya, a village ncar Basarah in Muzaffarpur 021
I'm audci-a 11718
It is siled on the bank of this liver the word 'hale' was used in ad. dressing people.993
Varadā is referred to in the Vasudevahindi.928
013 C.IGI p 697 914 Scc Supra, p 200
Brh Bhd 4. 5253 f} Misi cũ, 8, p 302; also mentioned in the Mahabharata,
VI 9. 58 110 CAGI, p 744, 911 GEB p 68 018 See Ila 127. 196. also basa. ), p. 141 ; t'na. 2, p. 12. 018 Sce Supidy 261. 030 tid. I, also Bhag. 11. 11 ; 18.10. ei GD., P 107
Das. Cu , p. 250. 098 P. 89.
| 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 |