[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947) › c19.23 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c19.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.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 - [Previous: c19.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.22) - [Next: c19.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.24) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.23) · Pramāṇa