Is our earth bharath kshetra?
In Jain cosmology:
- Bharat Kshetra (Bharata-kshetra) is one specific region of Jambudweep (the central continent of the middle world).
- According to Jain acharyas, the land where we are presently born (our Earth’s human world, especially the Indian subcontinent and surrounding region) is within Bharat Kshetra, but:
So, in Jain terms we say:
- “We are currently living in Bharat Kshetra of Jambudweep.”
- But this is said according to Jain loka‑prakruti (cosmology), not according to astronomy or geography textbooks.
Both Digambar and Shwetambar traditions accept this basic point: our present human world (where the 24 Tirthankars of this time‑cycle took birth) is in Bharat Kshetra of Jambudweep, not in Mahavideh or Airavat.
You can read a simple explanation of Bharat Kshetra and its relation to our visible world here