Religion:Trilok (Jainism)
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Fourteen Rajaloka or Triloka depicted as cosmic man. Miniature from 17th century, Saṁgrahaṇīratna by Śrīcandra, in Prakrit with a Gujarati commentary. Jain Śvetāmbara cosmological text with commentary and illustrations.
The early Jain contemplated the nature of the earth and universe and developed a detailed hypothesis on the various aspects of astronomy and cosmology. According to the Jain texts, the universe is divided into 3 parts:[1][2][3][4]
- Urdhva Loka – the realms of the gods or heavens
- Madhya Loka – the realms of the humans, animals and plants
- Adho Loka – the realms of the hellish beings or the infernal regions
References
Citation
- ↑ Grimes 1996, p. 177.
- ↑ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 238.
- ↑ Wiley 2009, p. 131.
- ↑ Raval 2016, p. 81.
Source
- Grimes, John A. (1996), A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English, SUNY Press, ISBN 9780791430675, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qcoUFYOX0bEC, retrieved 2017-09-10
- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence, Motilal Banarsidass Publication, ISBN 9788120815346, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC, retrieved 2017-09-10
- Wiley, Kristi L. (2009), The A to Z of Jainism, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810868212, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kUz9o-EKTpwC, retrieved 2017-09-10
- Raval, Mukundchandra G. (2016), Meru: The Center of our Earth, Notion Press, ISBN 9781945400100, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tgRTDAAAQBAJ, retrieved 2017-09-10
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