Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s9.2

c9.s9.2

We are told that Campā contained markets (vivaṇi) thronged with craftsmen.⁸⁸ A number of shops are mentioned where various articles were sold. In kammantasālā razors and other instruments were sharpened.⁸⁹ Taverns and oil shops were common. In goḷiyasālā jaggery was sold.⁹⁰ Then there were goṇiyasālās, dosiyasālās and sotthiyasālās, where cows, garments and cotton were sold;⁹¹ puṭabhedana was known as the emporium where the packages of saffron and other articles were opened.⁹² The Bṛhatkalpa sūtra refers to a house (āvaṇagṛha) which was surrounded by shops; another house (antarāvaṇa) is mentioned which was situated with marketing lanes on one side or both sides.⁹³