Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.48

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c6.s2.48

This fantastic conception about the shape of the universe was clothed by the Jain astronomers with certain mathematical details with a view to finding out its volume. According to the Digambara tradition, while the length of the universe varies from point to point, its height and breadth are respectively 14 and 7 rajjus, the *rajju* being a linear astrophysical measure. The volume has been calculated to

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