Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.51

c6.s2.51

The highest of the hills in the lower part of the universe is Ratnaprabha, above which is the circular middle world containing the Jambu-dvīpa, 100,000 *yojanas* in diameter. The Jambu-dvīpa has four gates (each 8 *yojanas* in height and 5 *yojanas* in width and depth), viz. (1) Vijaya in the east, (2) Vaijayanta in the north, (3) Jayanta in the west, and (4) Aparājita in the south. The eastern and western gates stand respectively at the mouths of the Śītā and Śītodā rivers.