[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947) › c19.1049 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1049 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1049 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1049](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1049) There was excessive rainfall in this country and so a Jain monk was allowed to carry an umbrella ³⁸⁹ During famine or even otherwise people were in the habit of eating flesh in this country and were fond of fruits, flowers³⁹⁰ and rice-gruel³⁹¹ (pejjā) Koṅkana was noted for the festival known as guṇjanna which was celebrated here in the evenings ³⁹² Koṅkana is mentioned along with Sindhu and Tāmalitti which were known for their troublesome mosquitoes ³⁹³ There was a big forest round about this country ³⁹⁴ It is said that the stones of the rivers of Koṅkana were very sharp and hurt the feet of the people ³⁹⁵ - [Previous: c19.1048](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1048) - [Next: c19.1050](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1050) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1049](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1049) · Pramāṇa