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'''Eight subcontinents''' ( | '''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 (''lus'') | #Deha (''lus'') | ||
#Videha (''lus 'phags'') | #Videha (''lus 'phags'') | ||
#Cāmara (''rnga yab'') | #[[Ngayab Ling|Cāmara]] (''rnga yab'') | ||
#Aparacāmara (''rnga yab gzhan'') | #Aparacāmara (''rnga yab gzhan'') | ||
#Sāthā (''yo ldan'') | #Sāthā (''yo ldan'') | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 20 June 2008
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 (lus)
- Videha (lus 'phags)
- Cāmara (rnga yab)
- Aparacāmara (rnga yab gzhan)
- Sāthā (yo ldan)
- Uttaramantriṇa (lam mchog 'gro)
- Kurava (sgra mi snyan)
- Kaurava (sgra mi snyan gyi zla)