Pramāṇa · Search · About · API

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1311

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1311

Language
English

c19.1311

(2) Malaya—a country This country was situated in South. Malaya is mentioned in the *Bṛhatkathākosa* and was situated in Dakṣiṇāpatha where lay the country of Pāṇḍava or Pāṇḍya in its south. The mountain Malaya is located in this country.⁵¹⁴ Malaya may be identified with the Malayalam or Malabar country, including Cochin and Travancore.⁵¹⁵