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The third chapter cannot be written without a foundation. A speech without a beginning is like a rootless tree. ||28|| Therefore, first listen to the description of the field and time. Then listen to the stories of great men, which destroy sins. ||29|| In the midst of the infinite space of the universe, there are three realms, each surrounded by three rings of wind. This elevated realm appears as if a large, heavy palm tree is standing in the middle of a mortar. ||30|| The middle part of this realm, known as the Tiryanch Lok, is surrounded by countless island-shaped continents and oceans. ||31|| This Jambudvipa is like a potter's wheel. It is the best of all islands, situated in the middle of the salt ocean, and extends for one hundred thousand yojanas in all directions. ||32|| In the middle of this Jambudvipa is Mount Meru. This mountain is indestructible, its base is made of diamonds, and its upper part is made of gold, jewels, and gems. ||33|| Its high peak appears like a group of clouds that are red due to the evening. There is only a space the size of the tip of a hair between the earth of the Saudharma heaven and the peak of this mountain. ||34|| It rises ninety-nine thousand yojanas above the earth and extends one thousand yojanas below the earth. This mountain is made of diamonds within the earth. ||35|| This mountain is ten thousand yojanas wide on the earth and one thousand yojanas wide on its peak. It appears as if a rod has been erected to measure the sky of the middle realm. ||36|| This Jambudvipa is comprised of seven regions: Bharat, Himavat, Hari, Videha, Ramyak, Hairanyavat, and Airavat. There are also two Kuru regions in the Videha region, known as Devakuru and Uttarakuru. Six Kulachala mountains adorn this Jambudvipa, dividing these seven regions. ||37|| Jambudvipa and Salmali are two great trees. There are thirty-four Vijayadhara mountains in Jambudvipa, and each Vijayadhara mountain has one hundred and ten cities of the Vidyadharas. ||38||