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- 94 - The commentaries are as follows: There are five hundred plans, thirty-six, and six twenty-one parts of Bharataviskambha as stated by the texts of the rigorous and others from the avidehas. The commentary on Sutra (27) refers to the limited lifetime in Bharata and Aavata through six periods of suffering. In the commentary on Sutra 4:15, it is stated: “In accordance with the natural and unnatural types of suffering, in Bharata and Aavata, the infinite time flows like day and night.” 4. 5: (29) Regarding the characteristics of real substance, the first class has fewer suttas, thus their elimination does not lead to a lack of reference. All the Digambara suttas of the second class are available in the commentaries, some even word for word. Before describing the sentiments, there is mention in Sutra 7:3 (3): “In the same manner sentiments are fivefold.” While listing the subdivisions (categories) of substances, the author of the sutras uses the phrase "yetākramaṁ," meaning 'to proceed with the investigation according to the mentioned order.' The word "yetākramaṁ" is absent in Sutra 7:3 (3), indicating that further elaboration of sentiments is not intended. This suggests that the Digambara Sutra 7:3 (3) is not original. Similarly, the Sutra 3:2 has no further elaboration for the numbered hells.
In the third class of Digambara sutras, i.e., out of the thirty-nine sutras in the third chapter, twenty-one are absent in the Shvetambara version. Of these, three sutras (24, 25, 27) are found in the commentary of 3:11 and 4:15, although they are not exactly word-for-word identical. Here, the number of lost sutras is significant; therefore, the description of Jambudvipa in the Shvetambara version is very brief compared to that of the upper realm. The lost sutras include the following points: 1. Description of Jambudvipa like mountains, lakes, rivers, and territorial expansion (12-26); 2. Increase and decrease in the realms of utsarpini and avasarpini in different areas and human lifespan (27-31); 3. The expanse of Bharataksetra as one hundred ninety parts of Jambudvipa (32). From the first class of sutras, definite information about the geographical structure of Jambudvipa is obtained, which is only indicated by areas and mountains in the Shvetambara version. The second and...