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The *lavanod*, *kalod* and *antime swayambhuram* seas are the only ones that contain aquatic creatures. They are not found in the other seas.
144. Question: What is the extent of the island seas?
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Answer: The extent of Jambudvipa is one lakh yojanas. From the *lavan* sea to the *swayambhuram* sea, the extent of the island seas doubles with each successive sea.
145. Question: What is the circumference of Jambudvipa?
Answer: The gross circumference of Jambudvipa is 3 lakh yojanas, and the subtle circumference is 3,16,227 yojanas, 3 kosas, 128 dhanushas and 133 angulas.
146. Question: What is the method for calculating the circumference?
Answer: The circumference is obtained by squaring the extent, multiplying it by ten, and then taking the square root of the result.
147. Question: How are the 52 artificial *chaityalaya* in Nandishvara dvipa?
Answer: In the eighth Nandishvara dvipa, which has an extent of one hundred sixty-four crore eighty-four lakh yojanas, there is one in each of the four directions.
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