Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.936
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.936
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Mānuṣuttara (Mānuṣottara) A circular mountain, known also as Mānusaṇaga, situated just in the middle of Pukkharavaradīva dividing it into two halves.¹ Beyond this mountain there exists no human being, hence it is called Mānuṣuttara. It is 1721 yojanas high, 430 krośas deep in the earth. It is 1022 yojanas broad at the base, 723 yojanas in the middle and 424 yojanas at the top. At these heights its circumference measures 14236714, 14234823 and 14232932 yojanas respectively.² It has four peaks namely, Rayaṇa(1), Rayaṇuccaya, Savvarayaṇa(1) and Rayaṇasaṃcaya(2).³ Some shrines are situated on the top of the mountain.⁴