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'''Eight subcontinents''' ([[Wyl.]] ''gling phran brgyad'') | '''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: | ||
#Deha (Wyl. ''lus'') | |||
#Videha (Wyl. ''lus 'phags'') | |||
#[[Ngayab Ling|Cāmara]] (Wyl. ''rnga yab'') | |||
#Aparacāmara (Wyl. ''rnga yab gzhan'') | |||
#Sāthā (Wyl. ''yo ldan'') | |||
#Uttaramantriṇa (Wyl. ''lam mchog 'gro'') | |||
#Kurava (Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan'') | |||
#Kaurava (Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan gyi zla'') | |||
[[Category:Three Realms]] | [[Category:Three Realms]] | ||
[[Category:Abhidharma]] | [[Category:Abhidharma]] | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | |||
[[Category:8-Eight]] | |||
Revision as of 15:04, 18 May 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:
- Deha (Wyl. lus)
- Videha (Wyl. lus 'phags)
- Cāmara (Wyl. rnga yab)
- Aparacāmara (Wyl. rnga yab gzhan)
- Sāthā (Wyl. yo ldan)
- Uttaramantriṇa (Wyl. lam mchog 'gro)
- Kurava (Wyl. sgra mi snyan)
- Kaurava (Wyl. sgra mi snyan gyi zla)