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ISDIA AS DESCRIBED IN EARLY TEXTS
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Pubhavidela or Eastern continent is placed t. the cast of Sinerı, the Aparagodāna or Apara. guyana the Western continent to the west, the liftirakuri or Northern continent to the north, and the Jambulviția or Southern continent to the south.
Even we are told that the land in Jambudvip shor the people coming originally front Publaviileha settled clown, was named Videh maafter them; the land where the people coming from Ajarayodāna settled down, became know! hiy the name of aparanta; and the land in which people from (ttarakuru settled down, became knosa1 Maler the name of Kuru..
The Bucılhist Sineru, also called Meru Sumir. Hemameru and Mahamoru, is the highrst concritable mountain which formed the (routre of the earth. In the sea, it is based to a (lepth of cighty-four thousand yojanas, and above the sea level, it rises to the same height: The Yuyanıthara, the Isachara, the Karavika, the Snclassana, the Neuinhara, the Vinataka and Issa kunna are the seven mountain ranges that surround it. On its sınımit is Távatimsay the Heuren of the Thirty-three gods, and at ita facit is Asurabhuvann, the doinain of the demons Orrits four: siles are the four great continental
