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The shape of Lok is that of a man standing erect with both his legs stretched apart and his hands resting on the waist. The entire Lok can be divided into Adholok or the nether world (from foot to the waist), Tiryaglok or the midworld (from the waist to the navel) and Urdhvalok or the etherial world (from the navel to the head).
The shape of the Adholok is that of a bowl turned upside down, that of the Madhyalok is like a fringe and the shape of the Urdhvalok is like a drum. The shape of the Madhyalok and the Urdhvalok taken together is that of a bowl. Adholok is more than seven rajju high. The Urdhvalok is less than seven rajju high. The Madhyalok is as high as 1800 yojan. The table land of the mount of Meru bisects the Madhyalok in two halves.
Adholok is the abode of Bhuvanpati and Vyantar. Below it are the seven hells such as Dhanodadhi, Dhanvat, Tanuvat and so on. The first is below the second and so on with great distances seperating one from the other.
There are many islands and oceans in the Madhyalok. Jambu dwip is at the very centre of this Lok. There are oceans like Lavan Samudra (the Ocean of the Salts), Kalodadhi (Black Ocean) and so on and islands like Dhatki khand dwip, Pushkar dwip and so on. Of all the dwips, only the first two dwips and a half have human population. This expanse is called Manushya lok or the Continent of Mortals. Jyotish Chakra comprising of planets like the sun, stars and constellations, is above the Manushya lok. Far above this Chakra is the Urdhvalok which is the abode of divinities with heavenly chariots. The Dev loks are twelve in number. Above them are nine Gaivaiyaks and still above are 5 Anuttars. Above these Anuttar vimans or heavenly chariots is the Siddhashila, the shape of which is that of a crescent. Above the Siddhashila in the topmost part of the Lok reside Shiddha Parmatmas. A large expanse called the Trasnadi as high as 14 rajju and as wide as I rajju, is exactly in the middle of the entire Lok. The shape of the Trasnadi is that of a verticle cylinder. No Tras originates outside it.
50 : Jain Kashthapat Chitra
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