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वर्ष-भरत आदि क्षेत्र वर्षधर पर्वत-क्षेत्रो की सीमा करने वाले पर्वत वेला-समुद्र के ज्वार की ऊँचाई और नीचाई वेदिका-मच द्वार-दरवाजा तोरण-प्रवेश द्वार द्वीप-टापू समुद्र-समुद्र आयाम-विष्कभ, लम्बाई, चौडाई विष्कम्भ-लम्बाई एव चौडाई
उव्वेह-गहराई (हारिभद्रीय वृत्ति) PURPOSE OF PRAMANANGUL
360. (Q.) What is the purpose of this Pramanangul (paramount angul)?
(Ans.) This Pramanangul (paramount angul) is used to measure the length, width, height, depth and circumference of prithvis, kands, patals, bhavans, bhavan-prastars, naraks, narakpanktıs, narak-prastars, kalps, vimans, viman-panktis, vimanprastars, tanks, koots, shails, shikharis, pragbhars, vijayas, vakshaskars, varsh, varshdhars, samudras, velas, vedikas, dvars, torans, dveeps, samudras etc. ___Elaboration-In the lok (occupied space) there are three types of substances having form—(1) man made, (2) causal creations, and (3) eternal Man made things are measured in atmangul units. Causal creations here mean physiological bodies; they are measured in utsedhangul units The eternal things are measured in pramanangul. For example the hells or the lands where the infernal beings dwell are eternal and there is no variation in their dimensions This means that Pramanangul is always the same
Technical Termsprithvi-world, large land mass; hell or infernal world kand—large division of land
सचित्र अनुयोगद्वार सूत्र-२
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Illustrated Anuyogadvar Sutra-2
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