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11. जग-चिन्तामणि सूत्र
JAGA-CHINTÄMANI SUTRA
I am bowing down to 8,57,000,282 eternal temples and 15,42,58,36,080 eternal Tirthankar Murtis, which are always present in the universe......
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11. General Meaning:
According to Jain scriptures, the shape of universe resembles like a man standing with his hands on his waist and his legs wide apart.
The universe is divided in three parts:
Very top of the universe is known as Siddhashilä, where the liberated souls exist.
Area above the waist (upper part) is the place where the heavens are located.
Humans live in the middle part
Hell is located in the lower part, below the waist.
In the middle part, which is known as Madhya-Lok, there are innumerable numbers of concentric circles of land alternating with
ocean.
The most central part is a land known as Jambu Dvip (Island). Jambu Dvip is surrounded by a ring of ocean. This ocean is surrounded by a ring of land, known as Dhätaki Khand, and the next land in the series is known as Pushkar Dvip.
Dhätaki Khand is twice the size of Jambu Dvip and Pushkar Dvip is twice the size of Dhätaki Khand.
Jambu Dvip is divided in three sections. The northern part is known as Airävat Kshetra, the southern part is known as Bharat Kshetra and the middle section is known as Mahä Videha Kshetra.
We live in Jambu Dvip and India is located in Bharat Kshetra.
Dhätaki Khand being twice in size as of Jambu Dvip thus has two Bharat Kshetra, two Airävat Kshetra and two Mahä Videha Kshetra.
Accordingly Pushkar Dvip has four of each Kshetras.
The whole of Jambu Dvip, the whole of Dhätaki Khand and only half of the Pushkar Dvip are considered as Karma Bhumi.
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