[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) › c19.293 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.293 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.293 - **Language:** English ### [c19.293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.293) According to the \*Vividhatīrthakalpa\*,⁵⁶ Majjhimapāvā was called Apāvāpurī but since Mahāvīra died here, it was changed into Pāvāpurī. It is identified with Pāvāpurī seven miles to the east of Bihar town in Bihar⁵⁷ - [Previous: c19.292](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.292) - [Next: c19.294](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.294) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.293](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.293) · Pramāṇa