Panchmeru ka arth hai "Panch Meru" — paanch shikharon wala Meru parvat. Jain dharmacharyao ke cosmology me, Jambudvipa ke kendr par sthit Meru ke chaar konon par chaar anya Meru hote hain, aur beech me Mukhya Meru (Jambudvipa ka kendriya Meru) sthit hota hai. Isi set ko Panchmeru ya Panchmeru-Puja ke roop me mandir-rachna aur pooja upakaran me dikhaya jata hai. Meru ko cosmos ka kendriya stambh mana jata hai, jo jagat ki dharra, samay ke chakra, aur yoga ke kram ko darshata hai. Digambar aur Shwetambar dono paramparaon me is kendriya Meru ki mahatta aur likhit vyakhya samaan rehti hain, halanki vividh granthon me vistaar ya chhoti-moti vividhata mil sakti hai.

Aap yahan padh sakte hain ki Meru Parvat (Sumeru) Jain dharm me kis tarah vyavasthit hai: