The Geography of the Puranas c7.s4.29
The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s4.29
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kikhaṇḍa (or Dhātukikhaṇḍa) surrounded by an ocean of fresh water. Then comes Puṣkaradvīpa, the outer half of which is shut off by the Maṇisottara mountains which cause perpetual darkness there. The outer half of Puṣkaradvīpa is named Mahāvīra. The earliest Jaina cosmography deserves a closer study and comparison with early Buddhist and Hindu cosmography.