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'''Four continents''' (Tib. ''gling bzhi'') - the four continents which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]] are: | '''Four continents''' (Tib. ''gling bzhi'') - the four continents which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]] are: | ||
*Purva Videha in the East | *Purva Videha (Lüpakpo) in the East | ||
*[[Jambudvipa]] (Dzambuling) in the South | *[[Jambudvipa]] (Dzambuling) in the South | ||
*Aparagodaniya (Balangchö) in the West | *Aparagodaniya (Balangchö) in the West | ||
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[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:19, 23 February 2007
Four continents (Tib. gling bzhi) - the four continents which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma are:
- Purva Videha (Lüpakpo) in the East
- Jambudvipa (Dzambuling) in the South
- Aparagodaniya (Balangchö) in the West
- Uttarakura (Draminyen) in the North