Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s2.t4: Study

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s2.t4

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Study

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The Brāhmaṇas were versed in the fourteen subjects of study (caud-dasa vijjatṭhāna), and were generally employed by the king We are told that Kāsava was a state Brāhmaṇa of Kosambi and after his death his place was given to another Brāhmaṇa²² There were teachers moving in the company of their pupils²³

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²² Uttarā Ṭī. 8, p 123 a

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²³ Uttarā Sū 12 19

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Uttarajjhayaṇa — Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit