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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.23

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.23

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c19.23

Surrounding Puskara we have various other oceans and continents, which are each twice as large as the preceding one The eighth continent is Nandīsaradīva which is described as a land of the gods with beautiful gardens. It is mentioned that there were fifty two statues of the Arhats here which were frequently visited by gods¹⁵. The last continent is Svayambhuramaṇa.¹⁶