Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c5.s2.3

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³⁹ Cf Āpastamba (I 5 14) where purification is prescribed on touching a woman, they were also not allowed to perform religious sacrifices (II 6. 17), also cf Baudhāyana (I 5 11 7) where women are considered to have no business with the sacred texts Cf Buddha who after repeated refusals and with great reluctance allowed women to enter the Sangha and that too on the acknowledgement of their inferiority (Cullavagga, X, I)