Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.20
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.20
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c19.20
The first ocean surrounding Jambudvipa is Lavanoda or the Indian ocean.¹³ Then comes the continent of Dhātakikhaṇḍa which surrounds the Lavanoda and is twice in extent Then we have the Kāloda ocean and then Puskaradvīpa ¹⁴ In the middle of Puskaradvīpa is situated the mountain-range Mānusottara like a city wall which is the ultima thule of the Human World Thus according to the Jain conception, the Human World consists of two and a half continents, viz, Jambudvipa, Dhātakikhaṇḍa and half of Puskaradvīpa