Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1781

c19.1781

Sāvatthī or Kuṇālāṇayarī was the capital of Kuṇālā, one of the twenty five and a half Āryan countries. It was included among the ten capitals. It is stated that Sāvatthī was the birthplace of the third Titthayara, who received his first alms here.⁷²⁶ It was visited by Pāsa⁷²⁷ and his follower Kesikumāra⁷²⁸ Sāvatthī was also visited by Mahāvīra frequently⁷²⁹ It was also visited by Gosāla,⁷³⁰ Jamāli,⁷³¹ and Ajja Khaṇḍa⁷³²