Book Title: I am Mahavira Author(s): N L Jain Publisher: Parshwanath VidyapithPage 69
________________ I AM MAHAVIRA infernal, empyrean and astral beings also. There are continuous processes of birth and death. "The occupied universe has a three-tier structure. It consists of lower (hells), middle (humans and sub-humans) and upper (astral and empyreans) world. It has a shape of a human being with its stretched feet and hand palms on the waist. We live in the middle world. It consists of innumerable island-continents (Dvipas) and oceans (Sāgaras) surrounding each other. Jambudvipa (Island or Rose apple tree) is one of them. It is in the centre where we live in its Aryan Section. Jain Education International UPPER REGION (HEAVENS MIDDLE REGION Onehund LOWER REGION HELLS) TO 3.5 ropes Pebes-hued Bard-hund Mud-fund Sopes. Bracke-ud -pes Dark 4.5 repte Mite-Dark -7 ap 60 180.000 sight Fig. 18. Jain Universe. "There are two kinds of basic entities in the universe; (1) The living ones and (2) the non-living ones. It is the combination of For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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