[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) › c19.60 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.60 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.60 - **Language:** English ### [c19.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.60) Kosala (Oudh) was included among the sixteen Janapadas It was the birthplace of Ayala, the eighth disciple of Mahāvīra As Mahāvīra was called Vesāliya, so Usabha was known as Kosaliya, i c , one who is born in Kosala. Like Dasapura and Ujjeni, Kosala was known for its image of the Living Lord (Jīvantasāmīpadimā). - [Previous: c19.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.59) - [Next: c19.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.61) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.60) · Pramāṇa