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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s19.50

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s19.50

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c9.s19.50

The celacilimili is described another curtain for the use of the Jain monks¹⁰³. It is divided into four classes : made from yarn (suttamai), made from strings (rajjumai), made from bark-strips (vāgamai), made from sticks (daṇḍamai) and made from bamboo-sticks (kaḍagamai). These curtains were five hands in length and three in width.¹⁰⁴