[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) › c19.2268 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.2268 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.2268 - **Language:** English ### [c19.2268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.2268) At the time of Buddha, Vesāli was a very large city, rich and prosperous, crowded with people with abundant food. The courtesan Ambapālī, who was famous for her beauty, helped in large measure in making the city prosperous.⁹⁴⁶ - [Previous: c19.2267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.2267) - [Next: c19.2269](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.2269) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.2268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.2268) · Pramāṇa