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[202] The Jiva-Jiva-Abhigamsutra states that below the Naraka-bhoomi is the Ghano-dadhi, below that is the Ghana-vat, below that is the Tanu-vat, and below that is the Akash. After the Akash is the second Naraka-bhoomi. Between the second and third Naraka-bhoomi, there is also Ghano-dadhi, Ghana-vat, Tanu-vat, and Akash in that order. In the same way, below all the bhoomis up to the seventh Naraka-prithvi, there is Ghano-dadhi etc. in the same order. Now the Sutrakar describes the thickness (bahalya) of the Ratna-kanda etc. - The thickness of the Ratna-kanda etc. is 72.
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Khar-kanda of this Ratna-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be sixteen thousand yojan thick."
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Ratna-kanda of this Ratna-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be one thousand yojan thick."
And so on until the Rishta-kanda.
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Pank-bahul-kanda of this Ratna-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be eighty-four thousand yojan thick."
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Ava-bahul-kanda of this Ratna-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be eighty thousand yojan thick."
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Ghano-dadhi of this Ratna-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be twenty thousand yojan thick."
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Ghana-vat of this Ratna-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be countless yojan thick."
And so on for the Tanu-vat and the Pro-vasantara.
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Ghano-dadhi of this Sakkara-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be twenty thousand yojan thick."
"O Bhagavan! What is the thickness of the Ghana-vat of this Sakkara-prabha-prithvi?"
"Gautama! It is said to be countless yojan thick."
And so on for the Tanu-vat and the Pro-vasantara.
Just as in the Sakkara-prabha-prithvi, so it is for all the bhoomis up to the Ahesattama. [72]