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the east-west direction, 1 lac yojanas in the north-south, the extent of the ocean Lavana is double that of Jambūdvīpa, that of the continent Dhātakīkhanda double that of Lavaņa, that of the ocean Kālodadhi double that of Dhātakīkhanda, that of the continent Puşkarāvara double that of Kālodadhi, that of the ocean Puşkarodadhi double that of Puşkarāvara. The same relation as to extent obtains uptil the end; that is to say, the extent of the ocean Svayambhūramana is double that of the last continent Svayambhūramaņa.
Relative Arrangement :
The relative arrangement of the oceans and continents is akin to that of the mill-stone and the surrounding mill-railing (in the domestic grinding apparatus). That is to say, the continent Jambūdvīpa is surrounded by the ocean Lavaņa, the ocean Lavaņa by the continent Dhātakikhanda, the continent Dhātakīkhanda by the ocean Kālodadhi, the ocean Kalodadhi by the continent Puskaravara, the continent Puskaravara by the ocean Puşkarodadhi. The same relative arrangement obtains upto the ocean Svayambhūramaņa.
Shape :
The continent Jambūdvīpa is circular like a plate, the remaining continents and oceans are shaped like a bracelet. 7-8.
Jambūdvīpa and an Account of Its Regions and Chief Mountains :
Jambūdvīpa is a continent that comes first of all and lies in the middle of all the continents and oceans; that is to say, it surrounds no other continent or ocean. Jambūdvīpa is 1 lac yojanas in breadth. It is circular in shape like a potter's wheel and is not shaped like a bracelet as Lavaņa etc. are. In the middle of it is situated the mountain Meru; the following is an account of Meru :
The height of Meru is 1 lac yojanas, of which 1000 yojanas are invisible—that is to say, they lie below the surface of the
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| SR No. | 006796 |
| Book Title | Tattvartha Sutra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sukhlal Sanghavi, K K Dixit |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2000 |
| Total Pages | 596 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth |
| File Size | 10 MB |