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282 : Scientific Contents in Prākṣta Canons
of PY for proper evaluation of different descriptions in canons. Some descriptions based on Larger Length Units
Many descriptions relating to larger distances, areas and volumes are available in Jaina canons. Some of them are presented here in current terms in Table 5. Table 5: Current Values for Some Canonical Description.
Items
Value Based PY based on UY, Km. values, Km.
15 x 105 47.4 x 105
7.5 x 108 2.4 x 109
11.6 x 1011
5.9 x 1014
7890
3.5 x 106
7.5 x 106
7.4 x 108
1. Jambūdvipa
(a) Diameter, 105Y (b) Circumference,
3.16 x 105 y (c) Area 2. Bharatakhanda
(a) Diameter, 526 Y 3. Mount Meru (a) Under the earth,
1000 Y (b) Over the earth,
99000Y 4. Jambū Tree
(a) Diameter, 6Y (b) Height, 6Y
(c) Length, 8Y 5. Height of Lord Rşabha
Deva 0.006 Y 6. Height of Palace, 225D25 7. Length of Palace, 300D 8. Width of the Palace, 150 D 9. Height of Vijayadvāra, 8726 10. Diameter of Vijayadvāra, 4Y
90 90 120 910 meters
45,000 45,000 60,000
410 meters 547 meters 273 meters 120 Kms. 60 Kms.
Let us first look at the island - Jambūdvipa - in which we live. It is named after a Jambū tree in its center, It is 6Y in
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