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'''Four continents''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gling bzhi'') — the four continents which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]] are:
'''Four continents''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gling bzhi'') — the four continents which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]] are:


#Purva Videha (Lüpakpo) in the East, which is semi-circular
#Purva Videha (Skt.; Tib. Lüpakpo) in the East, which is semi-circular
#[[Jambudvipa]] (Dzambuling) in the South, which is trapezoidal
#[[Jambudvipa]] (Skt.; Tib. Dzambuling) in the South, which is trapezoidal
#Aparagodaniya (Balangchö) in the West, which is circular
#Aparagodaniya (Skt.; Tib. Balangchö) in the West, which is circular
#Uttarakura (Draminyen) in the North, which is square
#Uttarakura (Skt.; Tib. Draminyen) in the North, which is square


Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents of the same shape (see [[eight subcontinents]]).
Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents of the same shape (see [[eight subcontinents]]).

Revision as of 09:35, 3 July 2009

Four continents (Wyl. gling bzhi) — the four continents which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma are:

  1. Purva Videha (Skt.; Tib. Lüpakpo) in the East, which is semi-circular
  2. Jambudvipa (Skt.; Tib. Dzambuling) in the South, which is trapezoidal
  3. Aparagodaniya (Skt.; Tib. Balangchö) in the West, which is circular
  4. Uttarakura (Skt.; Tib. Draminyen) in the North, which is square

Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents of the same shape (see eight subcontinents).