[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c27.2150 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2150 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.2150 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.2150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2150) Pubbavideha.—The eastern of the four continents (\*mahādīpā\*) which compose a Cakkavāḷa.¹ It is seven thousand leagues in extent² and its chief tree is the Acacia (\*Sirīsa\*).³ It is the first mahādīpa visited by a Cakkavatti when on tour.⁴ See also \*s.v.\* Videha. - [Previous: v2.c27.2149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2149) - [Next: v2.c27.2151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2151) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2150) · Pramāṇa