Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t2.36
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t2.36
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c9.t2.36
Among fibre-yielding plants cotton (*kappāsa*) was the most important⁴⁴ Among other kinds of fabrics silk, wool (*unniya*), linen (*khoma*) and hemp (*sana*) may be mentioned.⁴⁵ *Sālī* or *sālmali* trees which yielded a silky fibre were known.⁴⁶