[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) › c19.517 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.517 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.517 - **Language:** English ### [c19.517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.517) Caṇḍānanā is mentioned as a birthplace of the eighth \*Titthayara\*.¹⁵⁷ It is identified with modern Caṇḍrāvatī, a village near Benares. It was also known as Caṇdramādhava.¹⁵⁸ - [Previous: c19.516](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.516) - [Next: c19.518](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.518) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.517](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.517) · Pramāṇa