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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 island-continents (Skt. ''dvīpa''; Wyl. ''gling'') which surround [[Mount Meru]] according to the cosmology of the [[Abhidharma]]. They are: | ||
#Purva Videha (Skt.; Tib. Lüpakpo) in the East, which is semi-circular | #Purva Videha (Skt. ''Pūrvavideha''; Tib. ''Lüpakpo''; Wyl. ''lus 'phags po'') in the East, which is semi-circular | ||
#[[Jambudvipa]] (Skt.; Tib. Dzambuling) in the South, which is trapezoidal | #[[Jambudvipa]] (Skt. ''Jambudvīpa''; Tib. ''Dzambuling'') in the South, which is trapezoidal | ||
#Aparagodaniya (Skt.; Tib. Balangchö) in the West, which is circular | #Aparagodaniya (Skt.; Tib. ''Balangchö''; Wyl. ''ba lang spyod'') in the West, which is circular | ||
#Uttarakura (Skt.; Tib. Draminyen) in the North, which is square | #Uttarakura (Skt.; Tib. ''Draminyen''; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan'') 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 (Skt. ''kṣudradvīpāni''; Wyl. ''gling phreng'') of the same shape (see [[eight subcontinents]]). | ||
Revision as of 10:22, 3 July 2009
Four continents (Wyl. gling bzhi) — the four island-continents (Skt. dvīpa; Wyl. gling) which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma. They are:
- Purva Videha (Skt. Pūrvavideha; Tib. Lüpakpo; Wyl. lus 'phags po) in the East, which is semi-circular
- Jambudvipa (Skt. Jambudvīpa; Tib. Dzambuling) in the South, which is trapezoidal
- Aparagodaniya (Skt.; Tib. Balangchö; Wyl. ba lang spyod) in the West, which is circular
- Uttarakura (Skt.; Tib. Draminyen; Wyl. sgra mi snyan) in the North, which is square
Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents (Skt. kṣudradvīpāni; Wyl. gling phreng) of the same shape (see eight subcontinents).