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of the existence of 'parallel or coexistent universes' but he spoke for 'many possible histories' which may mean universe as a 'multiverse.
Hawking, a revered scientist scholar of our time, has also mentioned the term "universe with no edge” in his publications. It is certainly tricky then to imagine the possibility of space forming a boundary in space. This is why we go back to the Jain concepts of the twin substances of Dharma Astikaya and Adharma Astikaya that give us the precise solution for the formation of a boundary in the Universe.
The important texts on cosmology in Jain literature are the Suryapragyapti, the Chandrapragyapti, the Jambodeepragayapti and the Bhagwati sutra.
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