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[RAS 069.001] Jambudvipa


Jambudvipa, a Jain cosmological representation of the universe

Other title: Adhidvipa | Aḍhāī-dvīpa.

By a Marwar artist (Pandit Tilokacanda Dayacanda?), ca. 1817. A diagram of the earth with central continent Jambudvipa. In Rajasthani and Gujarati. Gouache on cloth, 65.5 x 69.2 cm. See also http://www.jainpedia.org/manuscripts/detail-view-meta/manuscript/adhai-dvipa-069001/ras-jain1-full.html.