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V subtle beings can be seen upto certain limit. This knowledgeis
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molecules and is known as Gunpratyay Avadhi Jnan. Bhav-
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H pratyay Avadhi Jnan is that of angels and hellish beings since
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beings are in a area oftwo and halfDueep. At the centre is Jambu
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t Dveep which is round and whose diameteris one lakhyojans.It is
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o two lakh yojans in width. It is surrounded by Dhatakikhand
Dveep whichis four lakh yojans in width. Dhatakikhand Dvueep is
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t surrounded by eight yojans wide Kalodadhi Samudra (Ocean).
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Pushkar Dveep and in the middle of Pushkar Dveep is
° Manushottar Parvat (Mountain) in all directions dividing
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humanbeingsare only upto halfofPushkar Dveep.
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o Varshdhar Parvat—At the centre of Jambu Dveep is Meru
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r Parvat. In the South and the North of Meru Parvat, there are
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seven areas each. In between is the Varshdhar Parvat separating
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these areas.
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A Saudharma Devlok—The nameof first heavenly abode in
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higher world is Saudharma Devlok,
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hells. Thefirst hell is Ratna-prabha. Lolupachyut hell is also in a
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LIMIT OF AVADHI JNAN (SUPER-NATURAL KNOWLEDGE) OF
SHRAMANOPASAKANAND
In Sutra 74, the limits of the Avadhi Jnan of Anand Shravak
are mentioned. In this context, question arises—He sees in his
super-natural perception and Jnan an area upto 500 yojansin all
the three directions in Lavan Samudra. Therefore, whether he
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