[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967) › c6.s2.48 # Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.48 Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.48 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.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 - [Previous: c6.s2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.47) - [Next: c6.s2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.49) - [Up: c6.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.sircar-1967.c6.s2.48) · Pramāṇa