[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) › c19.1423 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1423](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.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). - [Previous: c19.1422](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1422) - [Next: c19.1424](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1424) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1423](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1423) · Pramāṇa