[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.56 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.56 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.56 - **Language:** English ### [c5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.56) AKŪPĀRA. A tortoise or turtle. The tortoise on which the earth rests. - [Previous: c5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.55) - [Next: c5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.57) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.56) · Pramāṇa