Jain Journal 1971 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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In the centre of that is the continent of Jambu, having the shape of a mirror. Its dimensions are a hundred thousand yojanas.
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It is surrounded on all sides by (Salt Sea) and is (situated) on a platform on the posts of which lotuses are engraved. On the entrances it has burning lusture.
In the centre is the Mount Mandara, adorned with four forests and having various jems. It is nintynine thousand yojanas in height and ten yojanas in breadth.
It penetrates the earth one thousand yojanas and touches the layer of adamants. And above it touches the Saudharma heaven by its peak.
There are six Varsadharas and seven Varsas. There are fourteen great rivers and four Nabhi mountains.
The Vakkhara mountains are twenty, the capitals are thirty-four and the Vaitadhya mountains also should be known to be as many.
There are sixty-eight caves and thirty thrones; in the Uttaradevakuru there are excellent heavenly trees.
There are two hundred Kancanakutas and six lakes. There are two Yamalagiri mountains Citra and Vicitra.
There are six Bhogabhumis, which are adorned by excellent trees and are attractive; in these places are temples of the Jinas.
And here in this Saline waters there are four islands charming by the sanctuaries of Jinas and in point of pleasures just like the heavenly regions.
In the Jambudvipa to the south of Bharata, lies the island of the demons. The island inhabited by Gandharvas is to the west of Videha.
Then to the north of Airavata is the island of Kinnaras and to the east of Purva-Videha lies the island of Varuna.
In Bharata and Airavata there is the increase and decrease (in time etc.). In the remaining (islands) the time (or kāla) is always constant.