Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1648

c19.1648

Rāyagiha was the capital of Magadha, one of the twenty five and a half Āryan countries. It was included among the ten capitals mentioned in the *Thāṇāṅga*. The east of Sāketa, Mahāvīra allowed the Jain monks to move up to Rāyagiha.⁶⁷⁰ Rāyagiha is described as the birthplace of the twentieth *Titthayara*.⁶⁷¹ Rāyagiha was visited by Pāsa,⁶⁷² and Mahāvīra is said to have passed fourteen rainy seasons here.⁶⁷³ Rāyagiha was also frequented by Ajja Suhamma⁶⁷⁴ and Gosāla,⁶⁷⁵ and various disciples of Mahāvīra lived in this city.⁶⁷⁶ Gunasila,⁶⁷⁷ Maṇḍikuccha⁶⁷⁸ and Moggarapāṇi⁶⁷⁹ are mentioned as some of the important shrines of the city. Rājagaha was noted for its springs.⁶⁸⁰