Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c15.s2.6
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c15.s2.6
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c15.s2.6
Various kinds of superstitions were in vogue in ancient days. The superstition regarding four directions is mentioned¹²⁰ We hear that when a person renounced the world and approached to the Teacher in a litter, he always occupied a seat facing the east.¹²¹ For disposing of the dead bodies, it is stated that first of all the monks should select the south-west direction, then south, then west, then south-east, then north-west, then east, then north and finally the north-east direction should be selected.¹²²