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[[Image:Four Continents.jpg|frame|]]'''Jambudvipa''' (Skt. ''Jambudvīpa''; Tib. ''Dzambuling''; [[Wyl.]] ''‘dzam bu gling'') | [[Image:Four Continents.jpg|frame|A representation of our [[world]] system with Jambudvipa pictured at the bottom centre of the image.]] | ||
'''Jambudvipa''' (Skt. ''Jambudvīpa''; Tib. ''Dzambuling''; [[Wyl.]] ''‘dzam bu gling'') — one of the [[four continents]], which is situated to the south of [[Mount Meru]]. Its shape is trapezoidal or resembling the shape of an axe-head. It is the human world in which we live. | |||
“Since this continent is adorned by [a ''jambu''] tree, it is known as the 'Continent of Jambu', or Jambudvipa. The jambu tree is presumed by some to be the rose-apple tree (''Eugenia jambolana''). However, legend says that only one jambu tree exists, which is not visible to ordinary persons but only to enlightened beings.”<ref>''Myriad Worlds'', footnote 16, page 266.</ref> | |||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*the Rose-Apple Continent | |||
*Continent/Island of Jambu | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''Myriad Worlds'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 112-113 & 131-134 | |||
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Revision as of 10:53, 24 September 2009
Jambudvipa (Skt. Jambudvīpa; Tib. Dzambuling; Wyl. ‘dzam bu gling) — one of the four continents, which is situated to the south of Mount Meru. Its shape is trapezoidal or resembling the shape of an axe-head. It is the human world in which we live.
“Since this continent is adorned by [a jambu] tree, it is known as the 'Continent of Jambu', or Jambudvipa. The jambu tree is presumed by some to be the rose-apple tree (Eugenia jambolana). However, legend says that only one jambu tree exists, which is not visible to ordinary persons but only to enlightened beings.”[1]
Alternative Translations
- the Rose-Apple Continent
- Continent/Island of Jambu
Notes
- ↑ Myriad Worlds, footnote 16, page 266.
Further Reading
- Jamgön Kongtrul, Myriad Worlds (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 112-113 & 131-134