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P. So, what is the specific circumference of the Jambudvipa island? Please tell me.
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The circumference of the Jambudvipa island is calculated by multiplying the circumference by two, then dividing by ten, then dividing by ten, and then by ten again. This is the specific circumference. Please tell me.
P. So, what is the length of the darkness? Please tell me.
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It is 77,000 yojanas, 330 yojanas, and a part of a yojana in length.
Please tell me.
At the highest point of the Uttarakuru mountain, there are 18 muhurtas of day.
There are 12 muhurtas of night.
P. - So, when the sun has risen above the entire circle and is moving, what is the arrangement of the light? Please tell me.
U. -
The arrangement of the light is like the arrangement of the petals of the Udumbara flower. Please tell me. Just as the darkness is arranged in the inner circle, so is the light arranged in the outer circle. Just as the light is arranged there, so is the darkness arranged in the outer circle. This should be understood.
At the highest point of the Uttarakuru mountain, there are 18 muhurtas of night.
There are 12 muhurtas of day.
The measurement of the light
P. -
So, on the Jambudvipa island, how much distance does the sun travel upwards, how much distance does it travel horizontally, and how much distance does it travel diagonally?
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So, on the Jambudvipa island, the sun travels 100 yojanas upwards.
It travels 1800 yojanas horizontally. It travels 7,000 yojanas, 220 yojanas, and 21 parts of a yojana diagonally.