Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s2.t1.125
Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c8.s2.t1.125
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c8.s2.t1.125
17. Beyond the Silver Country, in which there are said to be very many silver mines, is situated, in juxtaposition to the Besyngeitai, the Gold Country (Suvarṇabhūmi), in which there are very many gold mines, and whose inhabitants resemble the Zamirai in being fair-complexioned, shaggy, of squat figure, and flat-nosed.