Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.859
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.859
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Kākandi, Kigaṇḍi or Kāndi—a city Kākandi was the birthplace of the ninth Titthayara.³⁰⁴ Mahāvīra is said to have visited this place³⁰⁵ The Bhagavatī mentions thirty three samaṇas living in Kākandi³⁰⁶ Kākaṇḍiyā is described as a sākhā of the Jain samaṇas in the Kalpasūtra.³⁰⁷ Kākandi is identified with Kākan in the Monghyr district.³⁰⁸
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- Kalpasūtra — Bhadrabāhu, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit