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[ Surya Prajnapti Sutra
Some said - 8. There are 72 islands and 72 oceans, the moon and sun shine on them until they set. Some said - 9. There are 42 islands and 42 oceans, the moon and sun shine on them until they set. Some said - 10. There are 72 islands and 72 oceans, the moon and sun shine on them until they set. Some said - 11. There are 42 thousand islands and 42 thousand oceans, the moon and sun shine on them until they set. Some said - 12. There are 72 thousand islands and 72 thousand oceans, the moon and sun shine on them until they set. We, however, say -
This Jambudvipa island, with all the islands and oceans, all the inner and outer parts, all the hills, is round, its diameter is one hundred thousand yojanas, its circumference is three hundred thousand yojanas, two hundred and twenty-seven yojanas, three kosas, twenty-eight dhanus, thirteen angulas and a little more than half an angula, as per the calculation.
This Jambudvipa is surrounded by a single ocean, which is eight yojanas high.
- As per the calculation.
Just as the Jambudvipa is calculated,
Similarly, in the Jambudvipa, there are twenty-four thousand oceans and fifty-six thousand oceans, as per the calculation.
In the Jambudvipa island, there are five parts of the wheel. What is the reason? Please tell us. - So, how are there five parts of the wheel in the Jambudvipa island? Please tell us.
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The text from the first chapter of the Jambudvipa Prajnapti, from Sutra 4 to Sutra 125 of the sixth chapter, is to be understood here.