[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) › c19.1509 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1509 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1509 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1509) It is stated that Pañcaseladīva was a small island in the middle of the Lavaṇa ocean, surrounded by five mountains⁶⁰⁷ - [Previous: c19.1508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1508) - [Next: c19.1510](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1510) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1509) · Pramāṇa