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The thick wind or very dense atmosphere Ghanodadhi-vătavalaya घनोदधि-वात-वलय.
II. The less thick or dense atmosphere Ghana-vāta-valaya
घनवात-वलय
III. The fine wind or rarc
तनु बात - वलय.
atmosphere
The above human region is Aḍhi Dvîpa ¶ two conti nents and a half-vız, Jambû Dvipa. Dhātaki Khanda, and half Puskara-vara Dvipa.
Tanu-vāta-valaya
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Space a Akāśa is divided into the Universe लोकाकाश Loka-kāśa and Non-universe अलोकाकाश Aloka-kāśa. universe is divided into three parts. The Upper Universe Urdhva-loka, the Mille Universe Madhya-loka Я, and the Lower Universe Adhah-loka. The Upper Universe and that alone contains the heavenly residences of celestial beings. In the centre of the Middle Universe, there is Mount Mèru. It is surrounded on all sides by Jambu dvipa,-a continent having a diameter of 100000 yojans. Jambu dvipa is encircled by the Lavana Samudra Jamage 200000 yojans in diameter. This is encircled by the continent Dhātaki Khanḍa yojans in diameter encircled by the ocean Kālodadhi 800000 yojans in diameter. This is agam encircled by the continent Puskara पुष्कर Dvipa द्वीप 1600000 yojas in diameter. Puskara vara dvipa is bisected through-out by the mountam MānuSottara # so-called because no human being can exist beyond this mountain. Beyond Puskara vara, dvipa, there are in.numerable oceans and continents, the diameter of each one being double that of its predecessor. The last continent 18 Svayambhū-ramaņa and the ocean 18 also ealled Svyambhu-ramaņa स्वयंभूरमण. The last continent is divided in its middle by the mountain Svayamprabha (inm ).
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The first 2 continents and the first two oceans, have both Karma Bhumi - कर्मभूमि and Bhoga - Bhūmi - भोगभूमि. The last ocean
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