Tattwarth Sutra Adhyay-3
SUTRA NO. 1 ==”’Ratna-śarkarā-bālukā-paṃka-dhūma-tamo-mahātamah ̣prabhā Bhūmayo Ghanāmbu -vātākaśa-pratishthhāh ̣ Saptā(a)dho(a)dhah”’== Meaning: The lower world consists of seven ‘lands’ one below the other, surrounded by three kinds of strata (of light and dense air and space). Q.III.1.1 How many ‘lands/layers’ (bhumī)’ are there in hell? A.III.I.1 There are seven ‘lands’or layers of hell, namely: Ratnaprabhā, Śarkarāprabhā,…