Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c7.s6.1

c7.s6.1

Unfortunately, we have very little information regarding the administration of land-revenue and taxation and the different grades of officials connected with this work. The Kalpa sūtra refers to the rajjuyasabhā, which belonged to the king Hatthivāla of Pāvā, where Lord Mahāvīra passed the last few days of his life and attained salvation. A rajjuya was a survey-minister, who measured a janapada field by holding one end of the rope tied to a stick, the other end being held by the owner of the field, and is identical with the rajjugāhaka amacca of the Jātakas and the rājuka o Aśokan Edicts.¹⁵ No other officials are mentioned.