Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1423
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1423
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c19.1423
Nālandā was a suburb of Rāyagiha, situated to its north-east It was abounding in wealth and had a large number of buildings. It is said that a number of monks received their alms⁵⁷¹ here. There was a forest named Hatthidīva in the vicinity of Nālandā (see Hatthidīva).