Jambūdvīpaprajñapti
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Jambūdvīpaprajñapti is an ancient Jain canonical text that systematically describes the geography and cosmology of Jambūdvīpa, the central continent in Jain cosmology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain canonical text
ⓘ
Jain cosmological treatise ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jain cosmological diagrams
ⓘ
Jain Āgamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of Jain Āgama literature
ⓘ
Śvetāmbara canon text ⓘ |
| cosmologicalElement |
Mount Meru (Sumeru)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bhogabhūmis (lands of enjoyment) ⓘ various karmabhūmis (lands of action) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | Madhyaloka (middle world) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | defines spatial framework of human world in Jainism ⓘ |
| cosmologyType | Jain three-world cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
Jambūdvīpa
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inhabited zones of Jambūdvīpa ⓘ mountains of Jambūdvīpa ⓘ oceans surrounding Jambūdvīpa ⓘ regions of Jambūdvīpa ⓘ rivers of Jambūdvīpa ⓘ structure of Jambūdvīpa ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Jambūdvīpa as central continent in Jain cosmology ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmography
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didactic scripture ⓘ |
| includes |
classification of regions
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measurements of distances ⓘ measurements of mountains ⓘ measurements of oceans ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jain cosmological texts ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
instruction in Jain cosmology
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systematic description of Jambūdvīpa ⓘ |
| regionTypeDescribed |
heavenly and lower realms in relation to Jambūdvīpa
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human-inhabited regions ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Jain karmic geography
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Jain universe (loka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity |
Jain lay followers
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Jain monks NERFINISHED ⓘ Jain nuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Jain Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studyField |
Indology
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Jain studies ⓘ history of religions ⓘ |
| subject |
Jain cosmology
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ⓘ
Jain geography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient ⓘ |
| tradition | Śvetāmbara Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jain cosmological illustration
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Jain monastic education ⓘ |
| worldPosition | center of Madhyaloka ⓘ |
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