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## Fifth Chapter
**103**
These islands, which are located on the shores of the mountains, are twenty-five yojanas in extent. Their ninety-fifth part is submerged in water, and they are surrounded by platforms that rise one yojana above the water. [479] Multiplying this ninety-fifth part by sixteen, the area above and below the water should be considered as covered by water. [480] The number of islands near Jambudvipa in the salt ocean is equal to the number of islands near the Dhataki Khanda. [481] There are eighteen classes of beings in these islands, who are called Kubhoga-bhumis, and they have a lifespan of one palya. [482] The Ek-orugas, who live in caves and eat sweet earth, are one-legged human beings. [483] The rest of the human beings eat flowers and fruits, and live under trees. They eat once every day, and after death, they become Vyantara and Bhavanavasi Devas. [484] The Jagati (platform) of the salt ocean is similar to the Jagati of Jambudvipa. It has a layer of stone in the inner part and a row of forests in the outer part. [485] Multiplying the extent of any island or ocean by four and subtracting three from it, the measure of its final mandala's Suchi is obtained. [486] According to this calculation, the Suchi of the salt ocean is five lakhs. Subtracting two lakhs for the extent, three lakhs remain. Multiplying this by four, we get twelve lakhs. Multiplying this by the extent, which is two lakhs, we get twenty-four lakhs. In this way, the salt ocean...