Jambudvīpa (southern continent)
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Jambudvīpa (southern continent) is the human-inhabited southern world-continent in Buddhist cosmology, often identified with the known human world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jambudvīpa | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological region
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mythological place ⓘ world-continent in Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualizedAs | finite but vast landmass ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Aparagodānīya
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Pūrvavideha NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarakuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | kāmadhātu (sense-desire realm) ⓘ |
| cosmology | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
animal realm
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ghost realm ⓘ heavenly realms ⓘ hell realms ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
India and surrounding regions (traditional view)
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entire inhabited earth (later Buddhist view) ⓘ |
| etymologyDerivedFrom | jambu tree (rose-apple tree) ⓘ |
| hasCardinalOrientation | south of Mount Meru ⓘ |
| hasCentralTree | jambu tree ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
inspired traditional Buddhist world maps
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used in monastic geographical descriptions ⓘ |
| hasDirection | south ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
place where Buddhas appear
ⓘ
realm of moral choice and spiritual practice ⓘ |
| hasHumanLifespanRange | variable across cosmic cycles ⓘ |
| hasMoralStatus | mixture of wholesome and unwholesome states ⓘ |
| hasOceanBoundary | great surrounding ocean ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly triangular (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
locus of Śākyamuni Buddha’s appearance
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setting for most human-related Buddhist narratives ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | known human world ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | humans ⓘ |
| knownAs | Jambudīpa (Pāli form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Pāli
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Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAround | Mount Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedAs | southern quarter of the world around Mount Meru ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Buddhist cosmological diagrams ⓘ |
| numberOfContinentsInSystem | 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| positionInCosmos | southern continent ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism | primary human realm ⓘ |
| scripturalContext |
Abhidharma texts
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Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ later Buddhist cosmological treatises ⓘ |
| temporalContext | current world-age (kalpa) ⓘ |
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