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[Sixty-eight Stations-Collection]
[Up to 143, eighty-five thousand yojanas have been mentioned. [Similarly, both the Mandarachalas of the Pushkaravardvipaardha should be known.] The inner circular Mandalik mountain of the thirteenth island, Ruchak, has been said to be eighty-five thousand yojanas from the underground Avaagadh base to the topmost part. That is, the height of all these mountains is eighty-five thousand yojanas.
402-From the lowermost end of the Nandanaavana to the lowermost end of the Saugandhika Kanda, it is said to be eighty-five hundred (8500) yojanas apart.
Discussion-The base of the Saugandhika Kanda is eight thousand yojanas below the surface of Mount Meru, and the Nandanaavana is located five hundred yojanas above the surface of Meru. Therefore, the distance between the lowermost base of the Nandanaavana and the lowermost base of the Saugandhika Kanda (8000+500-8500) is proven to be eighty-five hundred yojanas.
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- Sixty-eight Stations-Collection 403-Suvidhi Pushpadanta Arhat had eighty-six ganas and eighty-six ganadharas. Suparshva Arhat had eighty-six hundred (8600) vadi munis.
404-From the middle part of the second earth to the lowermost end of the second Ghanodadhivat, it is said to be eighty-six thousand yojanas apart.
Discussion-The second Sharkara earth is one lakh thirty-two thousand yojanas thick, half of which is sixty-six thousand yojanas, and the Dhanodadhivat below that earth is twenty thousand yojanas thick. Therefore, the distance from the exact middle part of the second earth to the end of the second Ghanodadhivat (66+2086) is proven to be eighty-six thousand yojanas.
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