Four continents

Four continents (Tib. gling bzhi) - the four continents which surround Mount Meru according to the cosmology of the Abhidharma are:

• Purva Videha (Lüpakpo) in the East, which is semi-circular
• Jambudvipa (Dzambuling) in the South, which is trapezoidal
• Aparagodaniya (Balangchö) in the West, which is circular
• Uttarakura (Draminyen) in the North, which is square

Each of the four continents is flanked by two subcontinents of the same shape.