Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s19.46
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s19.46
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Soft towels dyed with fragrant saffron were used to rub the body after bath¹⁰⁰ Then the *Kalpa sūtra* refers to a curtain (*javaṇiyā*) adorned with different jewels and precious stones, manufactured in a famous town (*varapaṭṭanuggaya*),¹⁰¹ its soft cloth was covered with hundreds of patterns and decorated with pictures of wolves, bulls, horses, men, dolphins, birds, snakes, *kinnaras*, deer, *sarabhas*, yaks, elephants, shrubs and plants.¹⁰²