Some Jaina Canonical Sutras

Author(s): Bimla Charn Law
Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society

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JAMBUDVIPAPRAJŇAPTI (JAMBUDDIVAPAŅŅATTI)
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portions. It is 526,4%; leagues in extent. The text speaks of six varsaparvatas in Jambudvipa, namely, Himavāl), Hemakūta, Nişadha, Nila, Śveta id Smugavān, enumerated from south to north, ach forming a long range from sea to sea. The Jambudīrupunnatti (omeets the origin of the Ganges with a flow Uirough the pastor'n outlet of it great lake in the Lesser Himalayan range and that of Sindhu with it flow through its western outlet. It speaks of a similar lake in the Greater Himalayan range. The lake Anotatta has, like the lotus lake, four outlets on its four sides, from each of which flows id river. The four rivers that flow from the four outlets of the lotus lake (Pudmahrada) ure Gangi, Rohitā, Sindhu, and Harikāntā.? Many rivers fall into ilie Ganges through which they enter the eastern sea, pot directly. In this text we have mention of cight peaks of the Girator Himalayan range, of cloven of the Lesser range and of nine of the Vaitādhya range which divides Tudja into two halves. The cight peaks of the Greator Himalayan range are Haimilvatapati, Rohitanadisuri, Harivarsapati, Hrisuri, MahāhimalVacadhisthātỊ, Harikāntānadisuri, Siddhāyatana, and Vaidūrva. The devon peaks of the Lesser range comprise Kumāradevil, Selvhāyatana, ot6,5 The list of nine peaks associated with the Vaitādhya range begins with Siddhāyatala and ends in Tamiśragukā. The text derives the name of Bhāratavar'sa from king Bharata whose sovereignty was established over it. Its shape is described as one like that of a half-moon. The Bhāratavarşa is described as a peninsula with seas on its three sides, cast, south and west. Kuśāvati, the capital of Daksinakośala, may have been precisely the city, which, under the name of Ayodhyā, is associated with the Vaitādhya range along which there were sixty Vidyādhara towns.8 Magadha is called Magahatitthakhetta in this text. The text seems right in suggesting that there were two lakes cach called Mahāpadmahrada, one connected with the Kşudrahimavanta or western Himalayan range and the other connected with the Malalimavanta or castern Himalayan range.
i Jambruldiivi-puminatti, i, 9.
2 Ibid., iv, 34, 36. 3 Ibid., iv, 31: Purutthabhimühi vultusmini cadelasuhiw sulilasahasschi na maygū ahe juguim dilaittä purutthimemu lacunasamuddam samappci. " Ibid., iv, 80.
6 lbid., iv, 35. • Ibid., i, 12.
i Ibid., i, 10, 12. 8 Tidl., i, 12: sulthim rijjhiharanaguririisi.