Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t2.54
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t2.54
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The failure of crops or scarcity of food was also due to floods which caused severe distress to the people. The *Titthogāli* gives a graphic description of the flood in Pāṭaliputta which created havoc.⁵⁸ The flood in Kāṅcanapura is recorded in the *Vyavahāra Bhāṣya*⁵⁹. The destruction of Śrāvasti due to frequent overflowing of Acirāvatī is mentioned⁶⁰.