Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.373
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.373
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The country is always spoken of as being to the north of Jambudīpa. It is eight thousand leagues in extent and is surrounded by the sea.² Sometimes³ it is spoken of as one of the four Mahādīpa—the others being Aparagoyāna, Pubbavideha and Jambudīpa—each being surrounded by five hundred minor islands. These four make up a Cakkavāḷa, with Mount Meru in their midst, a flat-world system. A cakkavatti’s rule extends over all these four continents⁴ and his chief queen comes either from the race of King Madda or from Uttarakuru; in the latter case she appears before him of her own accord, urged on by her good fortune.⁵