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'''Eight subcontinents''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gling phran brgyad'') — there are two subcontinents for each of the [[four continents]] which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]]. The eight subcontinents are: | '''Eight subcontinents''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gling phran brgyad'') — there are two subcontinents for each of the [[four continents]] which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]]. The eight subcontinents are: | ||
:1. Deha (Skt.; Wyl. ''lus'') and | |||
:2. Videha (Skt.; Wyl. ''lus 'phags'') | |||
which surround Purvavideha; | |||
:3. [[Ngayab Ling|Chamara]] (Skt. ''Cāmara''; Wyl. ''rnga yab'') and | |||
:4. Aparachmara (Skt. ''Aparacāmara''; Wyl. ''rnga yab gzhan'') | |||
which surround [[Jambudvipa]]; | |||
:5. Shatha (Skt. ''Śāthā; Wyl. ''g.yo ldan'') and | |||
:6. Uttaramantrina (Skt. ''Uttaramantriṇa''; Wyl. ''lam mchog 'gro'') | |||
which surround Aparagodaniya; and | |||
:7. Kurava (Skt.; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan'') and | |||
:8. Kaurava (Skt.; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan gyi zla'') | |||
which surround Uttarakuru. | |||
Revision as of 11:02, 3 July 2009
Eight subcontinents (Wyl. gling phran brgyad) — there are two subcontinents for each of the four continents which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma. The eight subcontinents are:
- 1. Deha (Skt.; Wyl. lus) and
- 2. Videha (Skt.; Wyl. lus 'phags)
which surround Purvavideha;
- 3. Chamara (Skt. Cāmara; Wyl. rnga yab) and
- 4. Aparachmara (Skt. Aparacāmara; Wyl. rnga yab gzhan)
which surround Jambudvipa;
- 5. Shatha (Skt. Śāthā; Wyl. g.yo ldan) and
- 6. Uttaramantrina (Skt. Uttaramantriṇa; Wyl. lam mchog 'gro)
which surround Aparagodaniya; and
- 7. Kurava (Skt.; Wyl. sgra mi snyan) and
- 8. Kaurava (Skt.; Wyl. sgra mi snyan gyi zla)
which surround Uttarakuru.