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## The Padma Purana: A Translation
**Chapter 151-164**
There are three types of births, but they are all accompanied by intense suffering.
**Chapter 152**
There are five bodies: Audārika, Vaikriyika, Āhārika, Taijasa, and Kārmaṇa. These bodies are progressively more subtle.
**Chapter 153**
The Audārika, Vaikriyika, and Āhārika bodies are infinitely multiplied in terms of their regions. The Taijasa and Kārmaṇa bodies are infinitely multiplied in terms of their qualities. The Taijasa and Kārmaṇa bodies are eternally connected to the soul, meaning they have been with the soul since the beginning of time. It is possible for a soul to have up to four of these five bodies simultaneously.
**Chapter 154**
In the Middle World, there are countless islands, starting with Jambudvipa, and countless oceans, starting with the Salt Ocean. All of these are called auspicious.
**Chapter 155**
These islands and oceans are twice the size of the previous ones, and they surround each other in a ring-like shape. Jambudvipa is located in the center.
**Chapter 156**
Jambudvipa is circular, with Mount Meru as its navel. It is one hundred thousand yojanas in diameter, and its circumference is three times that, plus a little more.
**Chapter 157-158**
There are six mountain ranges in Jambudvipa, stretching from east to west: Himavan, Mahahimavan, Nishadha, Nila, Rukmi, and Shikhari. All of these are connected to the ocean water, and they divide the regions of Jambudvipa.
**Chapter 159-160**
The region of Bharat is followed by Himavat, then Hari, then Videha, then Ramyak, then Hairanyavat, and finally Airavat. These seven regions are all located in Jambudvipa. There are also fourteen rivers in Jambudvipa, including the Ganga and the Sindhu. The description of Jambudvipa in the Dhataki Khanda and the Pushkarardha is twice as detailed.
**Chapter 161**
Humans and those who live on the Manushottara mountain live on the same side of the mountain. There are two main categories of humans: Aryas and Mlechchas. There are countless subcategories within these two categories.
**Chapter 162**
The regions of Videha, Bharat, and Airavat are the realms of karma. The regions of Devakuru, Uttarakuru, and other regions are the realms of enjoyment.
**Chapter 163**
The highest state of existence for humans is three palya, and the lowest is antarmukhurta. The highest and lowest states of existence for animals are the same as those of humans: three palya and antarmukhurta.
**Chapter 164**
There are eight types of Vyantara Devas, including Kinnaras. Their places of play are described accordingly.
**Note:** The term "Jambudvipa" is a Jain term referring to the central continent of the Jain cosmology. The term "yojana" is a unit of measurement used in ancient India.