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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1661

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1661

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c19.1661

The city of Rājagaha was called Giribbaja because it was surrounded by five hills, viz., Paṇḍava, Gijjhakūṭa, Vebhāra, Isigili and Vepulla.⁶⁸¹ In the *Mahābhārata*, the five hills are named as Vaihāra, Vārāha, Vṛsabha, Ṛsigiri and Caityaka.⁶⁸²

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