Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.18
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.18
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¹² is mountain is the same as the Himalaya mountain and is known in Pali as Himava, Himācala and Himavanta It is one of the seven mountain-ranges that surround Gandhamādana Seven great Himalayan lakes are also mentioned in Pali literature, Anottata being the first Anottata, like the Padma lake of the Jains, is a lotus lake with four outlets on its four sides and is identified with Bindusāra in the Mahābhārata and Mānasa sarovara of popular fame (Law, op cit, pp 5, 10, 12)