Thread by @SolarisePravesh

Jambudweep is the realm where ordinary human beings live.

Mount Meru is at the centre of the world surrounded by Jambudweep.

See the thread.

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An early 19th-century #painting depicting the map of Jambudweep.
1810 CE cloth painting from #Gujarat.

Jambūdvīpa continent has 6 mighty mountains, dividing the continent into 7 zones (Ksetra).
#India
#History

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The 3 zones i.e. Bharat Kshetra (India), Mahavideh and Airavat are also known as #Karma Bhoomi as the practice of austerities and liberation is possible.

Work of Art showing from 17th century CE Manuscript of 12th-century Jain text Sankhitta Sangheyan

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The other four zones, Ramyak, Hairanyvat Kshetra, Haimava Kshetra and Hari Kshetra are known as Bhog Bhoomi as humans live a sinless life of pleasure and no #religion or liberation is possible.

A carving depicting Jambūdvīpa "श्री जम्बूद्वीप" in Ranakpur.
#Rajasthan
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The Arial View from Mount Meru

Jambudweep Jain Temple Hastinapur depicting a model of Jain Cosmology was designed here under the supervision of Gyanmati Mataji in 1985.
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Mesmerizing.
Jambudweep Hastinapur Temple

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See the complete thread above.
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