Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t12.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t12.1
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c9.t12.1
The smiths (kammāra) had a flourishing trade. They supplied agriculture with ploughshares, spades and other implements. Iron sticks, chains and various instruments are mentioned.¹⁵⁸ Domestic vessels such as pots, pans and bowls were prepared from iron (aya), tin (taua), copper (tamba), zinc (jasada) and lead (sīsaga).¹⁵⁹