Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2678

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**Sineru.**—A mountain, forming the centre of the world. It is submerged in the sea to a depth of eighty-four thousand yojanas and rises above the surface to the same height. It is surrounded by seven mountain ranges—Yugandhara, Isadhara, Karavīka, Sudassana, Nemindhara, Vinataka and Assakaṇṇa.¹ On the top of Sineru is Tāvatiṃsa,² while at its foot is the Asurabhavana³ of ten thousand leagues; in the middle are the four Mahādīpā with their two thousand smaller dīpā.