Illustrated Jambudveep Prajnapti Sutra

This is the sixth Upanga. The central theme of this Sutra is detailed description of Jambudveep. The list of topics discussed in this include inhabited areas of Jambudveep continent, mountains, rivers, Mahavideh area, Meru mountain, the sun, the moon, planets, and constellations moving around the Meru; regressive and progressive cycles of time; people like the fourteen Kulakars, the first Tirthankar Bhagavan Risabhadeva; and incidents like the conquest of the six division of the Bharat area. The colourful illustrations included in this volume will be helpful in understanding the geographical conditions of Jambudveep as well as the movement of the sun, the moon and planets. The readers will find the beautiful multicoloured illustrations of incidents from Bhagavan Risabhadeva’s life very lively. This Sutra is a compendium of Jain geography, cosmology and history.