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The Siddhaloka
At the very apex of the universal space is the abode of the liberated perfect souls known as Īsatprāgbhāra Prthvī or Siddhaloka. It lies 12 Yojana above the Sarvārthasiddha, the topmost heaven. It is of shiny white colour, forty-five hundred thousand Yojana in diameter and eight Yojana thick in the middle, which tapers down to the thinness of a fly's feather at the edges. The universal space extends up to one Yojana above this land and the liberated souls reside in the rarest atmosphere in the uppermost sixteenth part of this space over the Siddhasilā. The Upper Universe -
The upper part of the universe that is above the middle universe and extends upwards up to somewhat less than seven Rajju are located the heavenly grounds where the gods of various categories reside. These are - 1. Heavens of the twelve types of Kalpa Vaimānika gods, 2. Nine Graivaiyaka heavens, and 3. Five Anuttara-vimāna heavens. (The gods of the Bhavanapati, Vāņavyantara and Jyotiska categories reside in the nether and the middle parts of the universe respectively). 1. Twelve Kalpa--Vaimānika Heavens - Directly over the
middle universe are the twelve Vaimānika heavens. They are 1. Saudharma, 2. Īśāna, 3. Sanatkumāra, 4. Mahendra, 5. Brahma, 6. Lāntaka, 7. Mahāśukra, 8. Sahasrāra,
9. Anat, 10. Prāṇat, 11. Ārana, and 12. Acyut. 2. Nine Graivaiyaka Heavens -- 1. Sudarsan, 2. Amogha,
3. Suprabuddha, 4. Yaśodhara, 5. Vatsa, 6. Suvatsa,
7. Sumanasa, 8. Somanasa, and 9. Priyadarśan. 3. Five Anuttara-vimāna Heavens - 1. Vijaya,
2. Vaijayanta, 3. Jayanta, 4. Aparājit, and 5. Sarvā rthasiddha.
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