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Dhātaki-dvipa-ra gir-called the Grislea Tomentosa Island from its resemblanee to the flower of Grislea Tomentosa.
3. Puskara vara-dvipa gokkar er called the Lotus Island from
its raseinblance to the lotus flower. 4. Vārunivara-dvipaareotac to The Water Island. 5. Ksîravara-dvîpa-efeat at The Milk-white Island, 6. Ghrụtavara-nvipa gaat at Ghee (Clarified butter) Islandi. 7. Ikşuvara-dvipa Tim The Iksuvara dvipa 8. Nain liśvara-vipr å faceto The Nanlīśvara Islanıl.
The sea netween Dhātaki-dvipa anıl Puskura vara (lvîpa is the Kālulashi tafer. The Puşkaravara dvipa is divided by Mount Mānuşottara, which is the ultimate limit of the region inhabited by human beings. Thus, human beings live in two and a half continents: Jambū-dvipa, Dhātaki dvîpa anıl half of Puşkaravara dvîpa. The name of the last sea is Svayambhū-ramaņa FarfOT. Non-human beings (Tiryanca fata) live in the whole of the Middle World; Immobile souls (Sthāvara Fora) in the whole
Universe. Aquatic souls are only in the first two seas (Lavana Samudra and Kālodadhi) and in the last.
We are concerned mainly with Jambū-dvîpa. It has six mountains running thru it east and west. These are, from south to north.-(1) Himavāna fichara (2) Mahā-himavāna Akithana (3) Nisadha fatte (4) Nila aftes (5) Rukmin f and (6) Sikharin fararta. These divide it into seven zones,
From the south, the names are. Bharata-Kśètre 2. HaimarataKşətra 3. Hari-Kśètra 4. Videha-Kśètra 5. Ramyrk Kśətra 6. Hairaṇyavata-Kśètra and 7. Airavata Kśdtra,
Bharata-kşètra is the part to which we belong. Bharata
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