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[Surya Prajnapti Sutra]
Q. Is the salt ocean (Lavana Samudra) a circular or non-circular wheel-shaped universe?
A. The salt ocean is a circular wheel-shaped universe, not a non-circular wheel-shaped universe.
Q. What is the diameter and circumference of the salt ocean?
A. The diameter of the salt ocean is two hundred thousand yojanas, and the circumference is fifteen hundred thousand yojanas, one hundred and one thousand yojanas, and forty yojanas, slightly more.
Verse:
Fifteen hundred thousand, one hundred and one thousand, and slightly more, is the circumference of the salt ocean.
Q. How many moons have shone, shine, or will shine in the salt ocean?
Q. How many suns have risen, rise, or will rise?
Q. How many great planets have moved, move, or will move?
Q. How many constellations have joined, join, or will join?
Q. How many billions of billions of stars have shone, shine, or will shine?
A. Four moons have shone, shine, or will shine in the salt ocean.
A. Four suns have risen, rise, or will rise.
A. Fifty-two great planets have moved, move, or will move.
A. One hundred and two constellations have joined, join, or will join.
A. Two hundred thousand, seven hundred and nine thousand, and nine hundred billions of billions of stars have shone, shine, or will shine.
Verses:
Four moons and four suns in the salt ocean.
One hundred and two constellations, and fifty-two great planets.
Two hundred thousand, seven hundred and nine thousand, and nine hundred billions of billions of stars in the salt ocean.
Dhayee Sand Deepa
Q. Is the island called Dhayee Sand Deepa, which is circular and surrounded by a wall, a circular or non-circular wheel-shaped universe?
A. The island called Dhayee Sand Deepa is a circular wheel-shaped universe, not a non-circular wheel-shaped universe.