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Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s3.54

Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c7.s3.54

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c7.s3.54

The mention of Ruṣāṇa, Svarṇabhūmi, Indra-dvīpa-samudra, Kharapatha, Vetrapatha, Śaṅkupatha and Śaimi-maṇḍala is interesting since these appear to indicate a wider geographical outlook than noticed in the earlier writings.