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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t17: Cane and Leaf Work

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t17

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Cane and Leaf Work

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Then there were mat-workers (chavviya), grass sandal-makers (muñjapādukākāra),¹⁹⁵ rope-makers (varuda),¹⁹⁶ winnowing sieve-makers¹⁹⁷ and basket-makers. Other products of this industry were palm-leaf fans (tālavanta; vālavījana),¹⁹⁸ umbrellas (rāsallāna),¹⁹⁹ made from palāsa leaf and bamboo sticks, brooms (vinusampachani),²⁰⁰ and bamboo boxes (venuphala).²⁰¹ Then there were loops or pingoes (sikkaka) which were used by monks for carrying fruits, etc., in the absence of bowls. Kāpoṭikā (a bamboo lath provided with slings at each end) was used to carry an ācārya, a child or a sādhu suffering from serious pain.²⁰² Brooms (rayaharana) and bags (goni) were made from darbha and muñja grass.²⁰³ Shops (kammanta) are mentioned where different articles were made from darbha grass, bark, trees, etc.²⁰⁴ The leaves of the birch tree (bhujjapatta) were used for sending messages.²⁰⁵

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¹⁹⁵ Panna. 1. 37.

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¹⁹⁶ Nisī cū., II, p. 747.

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¹⁹⁷ ibid.

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¹⁹⁸ Āva. cū., p. 138., Nāyā. 1, p 11.

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¹⁹⁹ Brh. Bhā. 3. 4097.

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²⁰⁰ Rāya. Sū. 21, p. 63

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²⁰¹ Sūya. 4. 2. 8.

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²⁰² Brh. Bhā. 1. 2886 f.

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²⁰³ ibid. 2. 3675.

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²⁰⁴ Ācā. II. 2. 303.

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²⁰⁵ Āva. cū., p. 530.

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