Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.19

c19.19

*Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa*, 232 Jaina communities, home of the oldest, 136 Jaina literature, 13, 122; on *aṭṭhakulikas*, 109; on council membership, 147; geographical information in, 7, 156-7; on Kuṇḍapura, 7; on Licchavis, 83, 85, 108, council of, 108, government of, 105; on Mahāvīra, 7; on Nāyas, 1, 7, 167, 182; on number of Vajjian confederates, 7; reliability of, 4, 6, 7, 84, 156-7, 165; on republics, 5, 61; on Siddhārtha, 164; time of composition, 84; on Vajji-Magadhan war, 7; on Vesāli, 99; on Videhans, 157 Jainas, 85, 159, 161 Jainism, 168 Jala Jātūkarṇya, 139 Jambu, 126n 1 Jambūdīpa (Jambūdvīpa), 182, 219, 223 *Jana*, 26, 75-6, 83; meaning and parallels of, 29; as tribe, 51 Janaka, 91, 145, 147; patron of Brāhmaṇas, 138 Janakapura, 144, 145 *Janān*, 20 *Janānām*, 20 *Jana Vassabha Suttanta*, 95 *Jātakas*, 7, 58, 120, 157, 179, 187, 191, 198, 210, 214, 236; authenticity of, 188; on Bulis, 225; on Koliyas, 208; on Licchavi leaders, 99; on Licchavi *rājās*, 101; on Makhādeva, 151; on Mithilā, 151; on Sakya, 190; tradition, 142; on Videhas, 148, 151-52, 153 Jātavedas, 21, 64, 77 Jayaswal, K. P., 3, 4, 5, 11, 15, 20, 22, 25, 30, 87, 93, 119, 146, 184, 202; on elective monarchy, 19, 23, 54; on *gaṇa* and *saṅgha*, 9, 10; on Mallas, 174; on *nigama*, 235; on number of republics, 2; on Sakyas, 187, 197, 201; on Vajjian justice, 117-18; on *vidatha*, 69, 70 Jha, S., 144 Jinadāsa, 180; on Vajji-Ajātasattu war, 125 Jinaprabhamuni, 159, 165, 171 *Jñāta*, 159 Jñāta Kṣatriyas, 160 Jñātaputra, 160 *Jñāti*, in *ṚV* and *AV*, 160 *Jñātṛ*, 159 Jñātṛkas, 82 Jury of Eight, 114, 120 *Jyeṣṭha bhrātā*, 27