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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.2344

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.2344

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c19.2344

The mountain Viula lay in Rājagiha. It was considered a holy place where a number of monks practised penance and are stated to have attained liberation.⁹⁸⁴ According to Pali literature, Vepulla is one of the five peaks near Rājagiha; this was the highest of them.⁹⁸⁵ It is also known as Pācīnavamsa, Vankaka and Supassa.⁹⁸⁶