Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s2.18

c6.s2.18

It will be seen that while the name of the northern continent, i.e. Kuru or Uttara-Kuru is common to both the Buddhist and Puranic lists, the name of the southern continent is also Jambu-dvīpa in both lists, though the epico-Puranic tradition often calls it Bhārata. In respect of the names of the eastern and western continents, the two lists differ widely.