Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c2.2
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c2.2
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c2.2
*Lecture II : India and the World in the Epico-Puranic, Buddhist and Jain Traditions*
1. Date and Nature of the Epico-Puranic Traditions 33
2. Conception of the Earth of Four Continents 38
3. Theory of the Seven-Continent Earth 47
4. Jambu-dvīpa and Bhārata-varṣa 51
5. Knowledge of Countries outside India 59