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⁵⁷ Al-Biruni, 'India', ch. XXIII, p. 243, quoting Brahmagupta. Each side also has its appropriate colour. The East [Brāhmaṇas] white ; the North [Kṣatriyas] red ; the South [Vaiśyas] yellow ; the West [Śūdras] black. Meru, the cosmic mountain, is a symbol of the axis around which the revolutions of our world are effected. R. Guénon, 'Some Remarks on the Doctrine of Cosmic Cycles', JISOA, Vol. V, p. 21.