Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s10.16

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1 Jambuddīva (Jambudvīpa) Centermost concentric continent of the middle world¹ (madhyama loka) It is circular in shape and smallest of all the ring islands It is surrrounded by Lavaṇa Samudda and other islands (conti- 1 Jam 3 7 S 11 Sth 52 J 186 Bh 362 3 nents) and oceans in concentric rings ² The diameter of this island measures 100 000 yojanas and the circumference somewhat more than 316227 yojanas 3 krośas 128 dhanuṣas and 13⁷ aṅgulas ⁵ In its centre there is mount Mamdara(3)⁶ There are other six Vāsahara mountains in it ⁵ To the south of it there lie (from south to north) the Bharaha(2) Hemavaya and Harivāsa regions and to the north of it there are (from north to south) the Eravaya(1) Hiraṇṇavaya and Rammaga regions In the centre of Jambuddīva and around the Mamdara mountain there is the Mahāvideha region.⁸ The name Jambuddīva is derived from the Jambu tree called Jambusudamsapā existing in the centre of this island ⁷ The Jambuddīvapaṇṇatti gives a detailed description of this island There are also innumerable islands of this name in the middle world ⁸ Aṇādhiya(2) is the presiding god of this Jambuddīva ⁹