Jain Jambudweep Mandir, Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh India

The structure of Jamboodweep, depicting Jain geography, is the model of our grand universe. Centrally located sumeru mountain is considered as its central point. Keeping Sumeru as the reference the Jamboodweep structure is divided into four distinct regions as East, West, North and South. The East region is known as East Videh Kshetra and the West region as west Videh Kshetra. In the South direction, with the prominence of Bharat Kshetra, Himuan etc mountains, Ganga-Sindhu, Haimurat rivers etc. Kshetras, Bhogbhumis (lands of enjoyment) with Kalpa-Vrikshas (wish fulfilling trees), Chaityalayas (Temples), palaces of deities, ponds, gardens etc; have been shown while same structures have been built with different names in the North direction, having the prominence of Airavat Kshetra. Near the Sumeru mountain, Jamboo Vriksha (tree) and Shalmali Vriksha have been shown to its North and south respectively. Both of these metal trees have one temple each.

According to Jain literature, the Sumeru mountain is considered to be the most sacred and the highest mountain of all times. It is further stated that the birth-anointment (Janmabhishek) of all the Jain Tirthankars have been done here. The actual size of natural or Akritrim Sumeru Mountain is of 1 Lac 40 Yojan i.e. 40 crore miles (60 crore Kms). This has been constructed for the first time at Hastinapur in the form of 101ft. high model.