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here
1 = length b = breadth
h = height Area of lower universe will be :
= " x [1, + 1,] x h. = " x [7 + 1] x 7
= 28 square rajju. Vol. = Area x b
= 28 x 7 = 196 cubic rajju. For upper Universe :
As in upper universe the length, breath is not same everywhere, so, it is diveded into two (as shown in fig.2) Area = 1, x [5 + 1] x 7/2
= 21 / 2 sq. rajju. Vol. = 21/2 x 7 = 174/2 cubic rajju.
3.5 / So the Vol. of the upper area will be : ì /
= 147/2 x 2 = 147 cubic rajju. L So total volume of the universe =
Figure-2 = 196 + 147 = 343 cubic rajju. But according to Svetāmbara tradition, the breadth from the north to south does not remain always the same and the breadth from the east to the west constantly decreases upto the middle of universe and increasws, upto the middle of upper universe and again decreases upto the top of upper universe. Here, in both the cases, the decrease and increase is gradual (as shown in fig.3).
The height of the lower universe is somewhat more than 7 rajju while the upper universe is some less than 7 rajju. In between the middle region is the middle universe, which is very less than 1 rajju.
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