Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s3.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s3.1
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c9.s3.1
Unfortunately, we know very little as to how the principles of distribution were governed. We have seen about the rent the amount of which was chiefly based on custom. One-ninth of the share of the produce from land went to the king, and almost all the rest was available for distribution among the people.