Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.t1.47

c14.t1.47

It is stated that in the course of the journey the sādhus should not transgress the fence laid by the caravan. Sometimes the caravan in deep forest came face to face with lions or robbers and the whole caravan was destroyed by wild beasts and robbers and if a sādhu was separated from the caravan, then he could ask the help of the sylvan deity, who would by means of a tremor show him the way or lead him to a janapada.²⁸ They were tied up²⁹ and there was risk of being put to death and flogged and, therefore, it is said that the boundary of the enemy territory should not be crossed by the sādhus³⁰