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According to the Buddhist tradition, this Jambudvipa is ten thousand yojanas in size. It is called the ocean because it is filled with water for four thousand yojanas, and humans live in three thousand yojanas, while the remaining three thousand yojanas are occupied by the Himavan mountain, which is adorned with eighty-four thousand peaks (peaks) and is higher than the 500 rivers flowing around it.
_ It is clear from the above description that what we know as India is known as Jambudvipa among the Buddhists. (5) Dwaraka (Dwaravati)
_ Dwaraka has held a special place among the ancient famous cities of India. Both the Shraman and Vedic literatures discuss Dwaraka in detail.
(1) According to Jnatadharmakatha and Antagadadasao, Dwaraka was in Saurashtra. It was twelve yojanas long from east to west and nine yojanas wide from north to south. It was itself built by Kubera with a golden rampart, which had Kapishirshak-Kanguri adorned with various gems of five categories. It was very beautiful, like Alkapuri and directly like Devalok. It was a magnificent and exemplary sight. To the north-east of it was a mountain called Raivatak. Near it was a beautiful garden called Nandavan, which was laden with fruits and flowers throughout the year. In that garden was a Yaksha temple called Surapriya. In that Dwaraka, Shri Krishna Vasudeva lived with his entire royal family.
According to Brihatkalpa, there was a stone rampart around Dwaraka. The same description of Dwaraka is found in Vanhidasaao.11
_ Acharya Hemchandra, while describing Dwaraka, wrote that it was twelve yojanas in size and nine yojanas wide. It was made of gems. Around it was 18 hands high, 9 hands underground and 12 hands
5. Ibid. Vol. 1, p. 941 6. Ibid. Vol. 2, p. 1325-1326 7. (a) India As Described In Early Texts Of Buddhism And Jainism p.1, Written by Vimalacharan Law,
(b) Jataka First Volume, p. 282, Ishanchandra Ghosh (c) Outline of Indian History Bha.1 p. 4, Author-Jayachandra Vidyalaankar (d) Pali English Dictionary p.112, T.W. Rhys Davids and William Stede (e) Introduction to Suttanipata-Dharmarakshit p.1
(f) Jataka-Map-Bhadant Anand Kaushalyayan 8. (a) Jnatadharmakatha 1/16, Sutra 113
(b) Antagadadasao 9. Jnatadharmakatha 1/16, Sutra 58 10. Brihatkalpa Part 2, p. 251 11. Vanhidasaao