Jaina Traditions
The Jaina traditiin divides India into Aryakhanda and Mlechchhakhandas. The Jaina-Purana or the Jaina version of Ramayana with caption Paumacariyam composed by Vimal Suri, a Jain monk probably in third century AD regards the Kambojas, Sukas (Sakas), Kapota (?), Savaras (Sabaras) etc. as Mlechchas. They are again called Varavaras (Barabaras) in the same text. In Jaina Uttaradhyana-Sutra, it is said that a trained Kamboja horse excelled all horses in speed and no noise could ever frighten it. Samaraiccakaha written Haribhadra Suri, one of the non-canonical Jain author known for his authoritative works in Sanskrit and who is believed to have lived in fifth/sixth (or eighth ?) c. AD, refers to the cavalry horses from Vahlika (Bahlika), Kamboja, Turuska and Vajjira. Yasástilakachampu of Digambara scholar Somadeva (10th c AD), identifies ancient Kamboja with Bahlikadesa (Bahlika).
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