The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c9.61

c9.61

The diameter of the Jambuddīva³ measures 100,000 *joy.* Its centre point and therewith that of the whole centre world, is the Mandara mountain (s.b.). To the south of it—from S. to N.—we have the different parts of the world (*vāsa, varisa, vassa*)⁴ called Bharaha, Hemavaya, Harivāsa, and to the north—from N. to S.—those of Eravaya (Erāv.), Hiraṇṇavaya (also Her., Er.),⁵ Rammaga, They, however, do not occupy the entire disc. It its centre there lies the continent called Mahāvideha or Videha. It divides into Puvva-Videha east and Avara-Videha west of Mandara, whilst to the south and to the north of it we have the countries of Devakurā and Uttarakurā⁶ (-kuravaḥ). In the latter we behold the world tree of Jambū from which the whole continent derives its name. It measures 8 *joy.* both in thickness and height, and it is the seat of the god Aṇādhiya. In Devakura the tree Kūḍasāmali inhabited by the Veṇudeva Garula corresponds to it.