Historical Geography of Ancient India c6.666

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c6.666

*Sineru*.—It is mentioned in the Buddhist texts and commentaries. (*Dham. Commy.*, I, 107; cf. *Jātaka*, 1,202). It is the Mount Meru (*Therīgāthī Commy.*, 150), which was 68,000 leagues high. It is identical with the Rudra Himalaya in Garhwal, near the Badarikāśrama. It is probably the same as the Mt. Meros of Arrian.

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