Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.190

v1.c18.190

For the purposes of cārikā, the monks divided their tours in Jambudīpa into three circuits or maṇḍalas—the Mahāmaṇḍala which extended over nine hundred leagues, the Majjhima which extended over six hundred, and the Antima over three hundred. Those who wish to tour the first, start after the mahāpavāraṇa and complete their journey in nine months, for the Majjhimamaṇḍala they start after the Pavāraṇa, on the full-moon day of Kattika, completing the tour in nine months, while for the Antimamaṇḍala they start on the first day of Phussa and return after seven months.¹³