[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) › c19.1221 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1221 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1221 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1221) Magadha was the real birthplace of Jain religion and the centre of activities of Mahāvīra, who roamed about in the interior of Magadha and preached his religious doctrines to the people. ⁴⁶⁹ - [Previous: c19.1220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1220) - [Next: c19.1222](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1222) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1221) · Pramāṇa