Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.482
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.482
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Campā is enumerated as a holy place along with the mountain Sammeya, where salvation could be attained.¹³⁶ It is mentioned as the place of birth and salvation of the twelfth *tīrthaṅkara*¹³⁷ Mahāvīra and his chief disciple Ajja Suhamma are said to have visited Campā frequently;¹³⁸ Campā was also frequented by Gosāla¹³⁹ and Jamāli,¹⁴⁰ Managa was ordained here by his father Sejjambhava.¹⁴¹