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the island of Jambū, at the ninety five pradeśas, the depth decreases by one pradeśa. In other words, the ratio of decreasing depth is 95:1. i.e. at the distance of 95 yojana, decrease in depth, is one yojana and at 95 thousand yojana, the decrease is one thousand yojana. When measured in the direction of the centre, the same phenomenon may be expressed in term of decrease in height." B. The break-up of the total longevity of the 95 thousand years is given as follows: 23,750 years each as a prince, as a territorial king, as an universal monarch and as an ascetic (23,750 x 4).
1. Abhayadeva, p. 97. 2. Ibid.
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