[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) › c19.52 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.52 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.52 - **Language:** English ### [c19.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.52) Tāmalittī (Tamluk) was a centre of trade and commerce and a great sea-port town. It could be reached both by land and water. Tāmalittī was noted for its fine cloth Tāmalī Moriyaputta is mentioned as a well-known layman of the city. Tāmalittiyā is stated to be a sāhā of the Jain sramaṇas. - [Previous: c19.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.51) - [Next: c19.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.53) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.52) · Pramāṇa