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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.495

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.495

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c19.495

Campā was noted for commerce, and traders sailed from here to different places for trading purposes We come across a beautiful description of sea-faring merchants in the *Nāyādhammakahā*¹⁴⁶ Several merchants such as Mākandi¹⁴⁷, Dhaṇa¹⁴⁸ and Pālitta¹⁴⁹ are mentioned in Campā