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Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻 (啶膏�佮さ啶班�嵿ぃ啶曕�傕げ啶�) is the name of a river mentioned as flowing through Haira峁噛avata together with the R奴pyak奴l膩 river. Haira峁噛avata is one of the seven regions (办峁�e迟谤补) of Jamb奴dv墨pa according to Jaina cosmology. Jamb奴dv墨pa sits at the centre of madhyaloka (鈥榤iddle world鈥�) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻 (啶膏�佮さ啶班�嵿ぃ啶曕�傕げ啶�) (or Svar峁嘺k奴l膩) and R奴pyak奴l膩 are two great rivers situated in the Haira峁噛avata zone of Jamb奴dv墨pa which is situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁�a峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁�acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:鈥斺�淚n Bharata办峁�e迟谤补 there are the great rivers, Ga峁単膩 and Sindhu; in the zone named Haimavata, Rohit膩 and Rohit膩峁兣浤�; in the Harivar峁�aka zone, the rivers Harit and Harik膩nt膩; in the Mah膩videhas the best rivers 艢墨t膩 and 艢墨tod膩 Narak膩nt膩 and Nar墨k膩nt膩 in the zone Ramyaka; Svar峁嘺k奴l膩 and R奴pyak奴l膩 in the zone Haira峁噛avata; Rakt膩 and Raktod膩 in the zone Air膩vata. The first of each pair (i.e., 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻) flows to the east and the second (i.e., R奴pyak奴l膩) to the west. The great rivers Ga峁単膩 and Sindhu are each attended by 14,000 best rivers. Each pair of the others is attended by twice as many rivers as the preceding pair up to 艢墨t膩 and 艢墨tod膩. The northern rivers (north of Videha) are equal to the southern. 艢墨t膩 and 艢墨tod膩, however, are attended by 532,000 rivers each鈥�.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻 (啶膏�佮さ啶班�嵿ぃ啶曕�傕げ啶�) is the name of a river that, coupled with the R奴pyak奴l膩 river, separates the Haira峁噛avata region. Haira峁噛avata refers to one of the regions of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补: the first continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 3.10. The 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻 river flows eastwards. The 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻 and R奴pyak奴l膩 rivers and have 28000 tributaries.

Jamb奴dv墨pa (where flows the 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺办奴濒腻 river) is in the centre of all continents and oceans; all continents and oceans are concentric circles with Jamb奴dv墨pa in the centre. Like the navel is in the centre of the body, Jamb奴dv墨pa is in the centre of all continents and oceans. Sumeru Mount is in the centre of Jamb奴dv墨pa. It is also called Mount Sudar艣ana.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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