Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s10.t8.4
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s10.t8.4
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According to Jain mythology, sister marriage was prevalent at the time of Usabha, who married his own sister. The Āvaśyaka cūrṇi refers to another case of sister marriage when king Pupphaketu allowed his son to marry his own sister.⁴⁶ This kind of marriage was also prevalent in the country of Golla.⁴⁷