Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s5.2
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s5.2
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c7.s5.2
1. Aṅga, 2. Vaṅga, 3. Magadha, 4. Malaya, 5. Mālavaka, 6. Accha (Ṛkṣa or Matsya ?), 7. Vatsa, 8. Koccha (Kaccha ?), 9. Paḍha (Pāṇḍya ?), 10. Lāṭa or Rāḍha, 11. Vṛji, 12. Moli (Malla ?), 13. Kāsī, 14. Kośala, 15. Avāha (?), and 16. Subhattara or Sambhuttara (?). The names of at least Nos. 8, 9, 12, 15 and 16 appear to be rather fanciful while such wrongly spelt names also characterise the other Jain lists.