Upasakdasha and Anuttarau Papatikdasha sutra Sachitra

Author(s): Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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, draha (lake) of Nishadh Parvat and Sitoda river starts from
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s of Mahavideh. Between eastern Mahavideh and western
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% Dev Kuru and Uttar Kuru is in the north, Yugaliyas live in these
, two areas. There is a very long tree known as Jambu
| (Sudarshan) in Utter Kuru.It is after this tree, that this Dueep ¢
§ is called as Jambu Dveep. In Dev Kuru also there is a long tree (4
¢ like Jambu (Sudarshan) but it is called Koot Shalmali. %
On Jambu tree there lives a respected Anadhrit god while on }
Koot Shalmali tree is the abode of Venudev Garud. These two &
“} gods are the masters of Jambu Dveep. There are eight Vijay ¢&
(divisions). each in east and west. But due to the great river {
4 flowing in the middle of each Vijay, every Vijay is divided in two. *%*
7% Thus, thereare in all thirty two Vijayas. In each of these thirty §
two Vijayas, there can be a chakravarti or a Tirthankar. Twenty ©
3) Tirthankars always(as it is the minimum numberof Tirthankar @
«; at a time) live in the Vijayas ofMahavideh Kshetra. According to %
scriptures, Seemandhar Swami is in eighth Vijay Pushkalavati, +
4c} Yugmandhar Swami is in Vatsa, the ninth Vijay, Bahu Swamiis §
in Nalinavati Vijay—the twenty fourth Vijay and Subahu Swami c
\ is in Vapra—the twenty fifth Vijay. Thus at least four 6
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