The Geography of the Puranas c12.74
The Geography of the Purāṇas c12.74
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The only region or land which answers to this description is Burmā. The Arakan Yoma runs by and parallel to the coast for 'three thousand yojanas' into the Southern Ocean. This range combined with the Pegu Yoma and Shan mountains gives it the phenomenal breadth emphasised in the Purāṇic description. The Kachins, the Arakanese, the Talaings, the Karens and the Chins are the various population types referred to by the Purāṇas. The Vidyutvan Mt. is obviously the Arakan Yoma (including the interior parallel ranges).