Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s1.8
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s1.8
- Language
- English
c20.s1.8
Malli is said to have been the nineteenth Tīrthankara of the Jains. It should be noticed that according to the Svetāmbaras, she was a female and according to the Digambaras a male. It is stated that the kings Padibuddhi of Kosala, Candacchāya of Aṅga, Saṅkha of Kāsī, Ruppi of Kunāla, Adīnasattu of Kuru and Jīvasattu of Pañcāla waged war against Kumbhaga, the father of Malli.⁴