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Trader means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Traders were commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life), in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Traders engaged in false dealings and not realising the sinful nature of their actions
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Full-text (+579): Vanija, Prapanika, Panitri, Krayika, Vaṇij, Vyapari, Sarthika, Vaideha, Saudagara, Panyajana, Koshatakin, Krayavikrayika, Naigama, Udami, Savadagara, Bepari, Vyavaharaka, Vanigjana, Naimaya, Kutavanija.
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Search found 117 books and stories containing Trader; (plurals include: Traders). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
The Trader (or) Merchandile Community (vaniyars) < [Chapter 2]
Ammaiyappan Sri Pallavandon Rajanarayana Sambuvarayan < [Chapter 1]
Kadava Kopperunjinga II < [Chapter 1]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 217 - Saint Tuladhar < [Chapter XL - Truthfulness]
Story 133 - The Wrong Way of Instruction < [Chapter XX - Sin]
Story 230 - A British doctor's sacrifice for his country < [Chapter XLII - Patriotism]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Economics (1): Trade and commerce < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Professions, Servants and Employed persons < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Politics and Administration (1): The State requisites of regal administration < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 218: Kūṭa-Vāṇija-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 196: Valāhassa-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 44: Makasa-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Economic Inequality < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Iron, Surplus, Production Trade and Urbanization < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Small Traders < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Spies in the Arthaśāstra (1): Saṃsthā < [Chapter 4 - Activities of spy]
Tax system according to Kauṭilya < [Chapter 5 - Policies of taxation]
Tax system according to Manusaṃhitā < [Chapter 5 - Policies of taxation]
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