Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t11.13

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c9.t11.13

The ornaments hāra, addahāra, tisaraya (a chain of three strings of pearls), palamba (a pearl pendant), kaḍisutta (waist band), gevijja (neck-chain), aṅgulejjaya (rings), kayābharaṇa (ornaments of the han), kaḍaga, tuḍiya, muddā, kuṇḍala, mauḍa (diadem), valaga (bracelets),¹⁴⁰ aṅgaya (bracelets worn on the upper arm), pāyapalamba (ornament reaching the feet),¹⁴¹ vatthasuttaga (ornament string for the waist) and maṇavi¹⁴² were worn by males. The ornaments for ladies were neura (anklets), mehalā (girdle), hāra, kaḍaga, khuḍḍaya (a ring), valaya, kuṇḍala, rayaṇa (jewels)¹⁴³ and dīnāramālā (a necklace of jewels with a string of dīnāra).¹⁴⁴