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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s7.t4.5

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s7.t4.5

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c12.s7.t4.5

³⁴ Sometimes the name given had some reference to an earlier event. A son of king Seṇiya was named Mehakumāra because his mother had had the craving of seeing rain-clouds out of season (Nāyā 1, p 20 f); a boy was named Umbaradatta because his mother had had the craving of worshipping the Umbara Jakkha (Vivā 7, p 44)

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