Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s18.6
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s18.6
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⁵⁴ Cf the story of the five Brāhmanas narrated in the *Brhat-kalpa Bhāsya* (1.1013-16). See also *Bhag* (15) where Mahāvīra is said to have taken the flesh of a pigeon. Also cf. the conduct of the sages Vāmadeva, Bhāradvāja and Visvamitra, who being tormented by hunger ate the flesh of a dog and a cow and saved their lives (*Manu*. X. 106 ff).
Linked texts (3)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Bṛhatkalpalaghubhāṣya — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Viyāhapannatti — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit