Dvipa
In Indian Cosmology, 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 ):
- Jambu ("Indian Blackberry tree")
- Plaksha ("Ficus religiosa (Peepal) tree")
- Shalmali ("Bombax tree")
- Kusha ("grass")
- Kraunca ("Mountain")
- Shaka (" Pine tree")
- Pushkara (" Maple tree")
See also
- Dweep (disambiguation), related term also used in geography
- Jambudvipa
- Shakdvipi
- Uttara Kurava
- Bhagavad Gita
- Shakdvipa
- Flora Of the Indian Epic Period
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