Dvipa

In Indian mythology, dvīpa (Devnagari: द्वीप "peninsula, island"; also mahadvipa "great island") is the term for the major divisions of the terrestrial sphere, sometimes translated as "continents". There are 7 dvipas.[1] The list of seven (sapta-dvipa) is (e.g. Mahabharata 6.604 ):

  1. Jambu ("Indian Blackberry tree")
  2. Plaksha ("Ficus religiosa (Peepal) tree")
  3. Shalmali ("Bombax tree")
  4. Kusha ("grass")
  5. Kraunca ("Mountain")
  6. Shaka (" Pine tree")
  7. Pushkara (" Maple tree")

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/pf/pf40.htm
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