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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.41

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.41

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c19.41

Vaibhāra and Vipula were well-known hills near Rāyagiha where a number of Jain ascetics are said to have attained salvation. The famous Nālandā was a suburb of Rāyagiha. Rāyagiha was a centre of trade and the habitat of wealthy people.