[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) › c19.376 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c19.376](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.376) 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 - [Previous: c19.375](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.375) - [Next: c19.377](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.377) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.376](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.376) · Pramāṇa