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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''' (Tib. ''ling tren gyé''; [[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 | :1. Deha (Skt.; Tib. ''Lü''; Wyl. ''lus'') and | ||
:2. Videha (Skt.; Wyl. ''lus 'phags'') | :2. Videha (Skt.; Tib. ''Lüpak''; Wyl. ''lus 'phags'') | ||
which surround Purvavideha; | which surround Purvavideha; | ||
:3. [[Ngayab Ling|Chamara]] (Skt. ''Cāmara''; Wyl. ''rnga yab'') and | :3. [[Ngayab Ling|Chamara]] (Skt. ''Cāmara''; Tib. ''Ngayab''; Wyl. ''rnga yab'') and | ||
:4. Aparachmara (Skt. ''Aparacāmara''; Wyl. ''rnga yab gzhan'') | :4. Aparachmara (Skt. ''Aparacāmara''; Tib. ''Ngayabshyen''; Wyl. ''rnga yab gzhan'') | ||
which surround [[Jambudvipa]]; | which surround [[Jambudvipa]]; | ||
:5. Shatha (Skt. ''Śāthā''; Wyl. ''g.yo ldan'') and | :5. Shatha (Skt. ''Śāthā''; Tib. ''Yoden''; Wyl. ''g.yo ldan'') and | ||
:6. Uttaramantrina (Skt. ''Uttaramantriṇa''; Wyl. ''lam mchog 'gro'') | :6. Uttaramantrina (Skt. ''Uttaramantriṇa''; Tib. ''Lamchokdro''; Wyl. ''lam mchog 'gro'') | ||
which surround Aparagodaniya; and | which surround Aparagodaniya; and | ||
:7. Kurava (Skt.; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan'') and | :7. Kurava (Skt.; Tib. ''Draminyen''; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan'') and | ||
:8. Kaurava (Skt.; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan gyi zla'') | :8. Kaurava (Skt.; Tib. ''Draminyengyridra''; Wyl. ''sgra mi snyan gyi zla'') | ||
which surround Uttarakuru. | which surround Uttarakuru. | ||
Revision as of 07:53, 13 September 2009
Eight subcontinents (Tib. ling tren gyé; 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.; Tib. Lü; Wyl. lus) and
- 2. Videha (Skt.; Tib. Lüpak; Wyl. lus 'phags)
which surround Purvavideha;
- 3. Chamara (Skt. Cāmara; Tib. Ngayab; Wyl. rnga yab) and
- 4. Aparachmara (Skt. Aparacāmara; Tib. Ngayabshyen; Wyl. rnga yab gzhan)
which surround Jambudvipa;
- 5. Shatha (Skt. Śāthā; Tib. Yoden; Wyl. g.yo ldan) and
- 6. Uttaramantrina (Skt. Uttaramantriṇa; Tib. Lamchokdro; Wyl. lam mchog 'gro)
which surround Aparagodaniya; and
- 7. Kurava (Skt.; Tib. Draminyen; Wyl. sgra mi snyan) and
- 8. Kaurava (Skt.; Tib. Draminyengyridra; Wyl. sgra mi snyan gyi zla)
which surround Uttarakuru.