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Panchanavati-Samavaya] It is said that the length of two parts out of nineteen parts of a yojana.
428-Ajita Arhat's sangha had 9400 Avadhigyani.
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Panchanavati-Samavaya 429 -Suparshva Arhat had 59 ganas and 59 ganadharas.
430-From the extreme end of Jambudvipa, in all four directions, within the Lavanasamudra, there are four Mahapatala Kalashas, which are 59,000 yojanas deep, such as- 1. Vadvamukha, 2. Ketuk, 3. Yupaka and 4. Ishwar.
On both sides of the Lavanasamudra, there are 59,000 regions, which are said to have udvedha (depth) and utsedha (height).
- From the extreme end of this Jambudvipa, in all four directions, within the Lavanasamudra, there are four Mahapatala Kalashas, which are 59,000 yojanas deep, such as- 1. Vadvamukha, 2. Ketuk, 3. Yupaka and 4. Ishwar.
On both sides of the Lavanasamudra, there are 59,000 regions, which are said to have udvedha (depth) and utsedha (height).
Discussion- In the middle of the Lavanasamudra, an area of 10,000 yojanas is 1,000 yojanas deep compared to the Samdharani-tal. After that, as you go towards the Vedika of Jambudvipa, the depth decreases by one region for every 59 regions. As you go further, the depth decreases by one region for every 59 regions. According to this mathematical sequence, for every 59 hands you go, the depth decreases by one hand, for every 59 yojanas you go, the depth decreases by one yojana, and for every 59,000 yojanas you go, the depth decreases by 1,000 yojanas. That means, near the Vedika of Jambudvipa, the bottom of the Lavanasamudra becomes level with the land. Thus, compared to the depth of 1,000 yojanas in the middle of the Lavanasamudra, the coastal part of the Lavanasamudra is 1,000 yojanas high. When you look at this from the side of the sea coast, it means that as you go 59 regions inside the Lavanasamudra from the coast, the height of the water on the coast decreases by one region. As you go further 59 regions, the height of the water on the coast decreases by one region. According to this mathematics, for every 59 hands you go, the height of the water on the coast decreases by one hand, for every 59 yojanas you go, the height of the water on the coast decreases by one yojana, and for every 59,000 yojanas you go, the height of the water on the coast decreases by 1,000 yojanas. Both statements mean the same thing- what is called udvedha or depth in the middle of the sea is called utsedha or height compared to the coastal part of the sea. Thus, it is concluded that as you go 59,000 yojanas ahead from the coast of the Lavanasamudra,