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west (Naitstya) direction and the fourth one is located in North West (V yavya) direction.
Q.III.9.14 A.III.9.14
How many Jina idols are located on each of the five mountains? There are sixteen Jina temples on each of the five mountains. Each temple has 108 Jina idols for a total of 1728 Jina idols on each mountain. Thus for the five mountains are there are 8640 Jina idols.
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I kr&{ke gå Meaning: Bharata, Haimavata, Hari, Videha, Ramyaka, Hairanyavata and
Air vata are the seven regions cleaning.
Q.III.10.1 A.III.10.1
How many regions are there in Jamb dv pa? Jamb dv pa is divided into seven regions separated by six parallel dividing mountain ranges spread in east west orientation.
Q.III.10.2 A.III.10.2
What are the names of the seven regions of Jamb dv pa? The seven regions of Jambūdvīpa are: Bhāratavarşa, Haimava-tavarşa, Harivarşa, Videhavarşa, Ramyakvarsa, Airāvatavarşa and Hairanyavatavarşa counting from south to north.
Q.III.10.3 A.III.10.3
Why Bhāratavarşa is named Bhāratavarşa? It is named after supreme lord (cakravarti) Bharata.
Q.III. 10.4 A.III. 10.4
Where is the Bharata region? The Bharata region is surrounded by Himav na Mount in the north, and an ocean in the south, east and west directions.
Q.III.10.5 A.III.10.5
How many subcontinents of this Bharatakşetra are there? It is divided in six subcontinents by the Vijay rdha Mountain range in the middle and the rivers Ganga and Sindhu flowing from north to south.
Q.III.10.6 A.III.10.6
Why the mountain in the middle is called Vijay rdha? Half of the territorial domain of a supreme lord (cakravarti) is determined by this mountain chain. So it is called Vijay rdha. Its other name is Rajat cala.
Q.III.10.7 A.III. 10.7
What is the hue of the Vijay rdha Mount and what is it made of? It is made of silver and its hue is auspicious white.
Q.III. 10.8 A.III.10.8
Where do the supreme lords write their credentials? They write their credential on a mount called Vrşabhagiri.
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