Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.376
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.376
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Bāravi (Dvāravatī) was the capital of Suratthā which is counted among the twenty five and a half Āryan countries. Bāravi is described in several texts of the Jains and mentioned as nine *yojanas* in extension and twelve in length, surrounded by the stone walls⁸⁹ To the north-east of the city was located the mountain Revaya⁹⁰ and nearby was the Nandanavana garden with the shrine of Surappia Jakkha⁹¹