Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.t2.11
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c8.t2.11
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¹⁴ A gandhahastin or ‘the scent elephant’ was the best type of elephant. It was the leader of its herd and it survived even if fallen in a cave. An ācarya is compared with a gandhahastin (Brh. Bhā, 1. 2010)
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- Bṛhatkalpalaghubhāṣya — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit