Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s3.t1.6
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s3.t1.6
- Language
- English
c14.s3.t1.6
The *Nisītha cūrṇi*¹⁷⁸ refers to the four great festivals (*mahāmaha*), viz, *Indamaha*, *Khandamaha*, *Jakkhamaha* and *Bhūyamaha*, which were celebrated on the full-moon days (*puṇṇimā*) of *āsāḍha*¹⁷⁹, *āsoya*, *kattīya* and *cetta* months successively when people passed their time in eating, drinking, dancing, singing, and visiting friends