[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) › c19.1857 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1857 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1857 - **Language:** English ### [c19.1857](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1857) For various reasons the Jain monks were not allowed to frequent Sindhu. It is mentioned that this country was full of water and a home of various heretical nuns such as \*Carikā\*, \*Parivrājikā\*, \*Kāpālikā\*, \*Taccannikā\* and \*Bhāgavī\*. If a monk, due to famine, invasion of the enemy or such other calamity was forced to visit this country, it was expected of him to come back as soon as possible.⁷⁶⁰ The land of this country is stated to be very rough and was flooded frequently; it had breaches in the earth. There were cold breezes and dew-fall at night in this country,⁷⁶¹ and the corn was cultivated here by rivers.⁷⁶² - [Previous: c19.1856](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1856) - [Next: c19.1858](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1858) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1857](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.1857) · Pramāṇa