Jain cosmological map Mandala As a Plan of Jambudvipa or Adhidvipa Pata, Gujarat, Western India, Made On the Cotton . Mid-19th Century. Its Size is 93cm x 94cm. Jambudvipa or Adhidvipa Pata, is the cosmological map of the universe according to the Jain religion. At its center lies the continent of Jambudvipa, with Mount Meru at its axis. This is the middle world (madhuloka), the only realm in the Jain cosmology where men can be born, and consequently where Jain devotees can attain enlightenment, following the path of the historical saviors, the jinas (awakened ones) or tirtankaras (ford crossers). Surrounding Jambudvipa is first the Salt Ocean (Lavanasamudra), followed by the ring-shaped continent Dhatakikhandadvipa. Surrounding this is a second water body (20221124_135628).