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spyad spyod spyad spyod |
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godAnIya |
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[1804] ba glang spyod dang 'dra/ |
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Comment: In Buddhist cosmology there are four large continents, each of which has two smaller continents (gling phran brgyad) next to it: In the center, is the monarch of mountains, ri rab (meru). The four continents and eight smaller continents are (1) ཤར་ལུས་འཕགས་པོ་ (videha), the eastern continent "land of [those with] superior/large bodies" with lus (deha) and ལུས་འཕགས་ (videha); (2) lho 'dzam bu gling (jambudvIpa), the southern continent "Jambu-tree land" with rnga yab (cAmara) and rnga yab gzhan (aparacAmara); (3) nub ba blang spyod (godanIya) the western continent "land of using cattle" with g.yo ldan (sAthA) and lam mchog 'gro (uttaramantriNa); (4) byang sgra mi snyan (kuru), the northern continent "land of unpleasant sound" with sgra mi snyan (kurava) and sgra mi snyan kyi zla (kaurava). Surrounding all of these is an outer rim of iron mountains. |
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Bountiful Cow continent, 1 of gling bzhi |
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Aparagodaniya, Continent of Cow enjoyment [enjoying cow products, (the western continent, godamirga, aparagodaamuuya ] |
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Active Oxen Apara Godania (western continent); continent of Cow Enjoyment, Enjoying Cow products, [the western continent, Godamirga, Aparagodaamuuya. {nub ba lang spyod} the western continent Enjoying Cow-product. Syn {ba glang spyod}. Bountiful Cow; one of {gling bzhi} the four continents |