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Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Cosmology

Watercolor depiction of Jambudvipa, or "The land of the Jambu trees" (thought to be dated to the 16th Century). Jambudvipa is the dvipa (island or continent) of the terrestrial world, as envisioned in the cosmologies of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, which is the realm where ordinary human beings live. According to Puranic cosmography, the entire Cosmos is divided into seven concentric island continents (sapta-dvipa vasumati) separated by the seven encircling oceans, each double the size of the preceding one (going out from within). The seven continents of the Puranas are stated as Jambudvipa, Plaksadvipa, Salmalidvipa, Kusadvipa, Krouncadvipa, Sakadvipa, and Pushkaradvipa.
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Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Cosmology
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Watercolor depiction of Jambudvipa, or "The land of the Jambu trees" (thought to be dated to the 16th Century). Jambudvipa is the dvipa (island or continent) of the terrestrial world, as envisioned in the cosmologies of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, which is the realm where ordinary human beings live. According to Puranic cosmography, the entire Cosmos is divided into seven concentric island continents (sapta-dvipa vasumati) separated by the seven encircling oceans, each double the size of the preceding one (going out from within). The seven continents of the Puranas are stated as Jambudvipa, Plaksadvipa, Salmalidvipa, Kusadvipa, Krouncadvipa, Sakadvipa, and Pushkaradvipa.
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3750 x 3610 px | 38.7 MB
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31.8 x 30.6 cm | 12.5 x 12.0 in (300 dpi)
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