[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) › c19.3 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.3 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.3 - **Language:** English ### [c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.3) There are seven kṣetras or zones in Jambudvīpa which is the first continent, and may correspond to Asia (India, according to Buddhists). They are Bharaha, Hemavaya,¹ Hari,² Videha, Rammaga, Heraṇṇavaya and Erāvaya.³ Bounding these zones are six mountain-ranges, viz., Himavata, Mahāhimavata, Niṣadha,⁴ Nīla, Rukmin and Sikharin.⁵ In the centre of Jambudvīpa is located Meru.⁶ - [Previous: c19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.2) - [Next: c19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.4) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.3) · Pramāṇa