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The seven continents of the Puranas are stated as Jambudvipa, Plaksadvipa, Salmalidvipa, Kusadvipa, Krouncadvipa, Sakadvipa and Pushkaradvipa. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Seven intermediate oceans consist of salt-water, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee , yogurt , milk and water respectively.
In contemporary Persian and Hindi-Urdu, the term Hindustan has recently come to mean the Republic of India. The same is the case with Arabic, where al-Hind is the name for the Republic of India. "Hindustan", as the term Hindu itself, entered the English language in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the term as used in English referred to ...
Since ancient time, there have been various exchanges between the India and Thailand. India was known as Jambudvipa and South East Asia was known as Suwannabhumi. [4]Indo Thai trade relations go back to 500 BCE at least where evidence indicates presence of trade relations with north India (Etched carnelian beads) and south India (Indo -Pacific beads).
Jambudvipa is the innermost of these island continents, shaped like a disc. The earth rests upon the head of Shesha , the cosmic serpent, who is himself supported by the tortoise named Akupara , who is supported by the Ashtadiggajas , the eight celestial elephants that stand on the shell of Brahmanda .
Flu A and flu B are the most common strains of the flu that circulate in humans. The U.S. is currently in the middle of flu season, with a high number of cases reported across the country.
The seismic activity rattling Santorini and other Greek islands is not over and the biggest quake yet could be still to come, a seismologist has warned.
Perimenopause and the menopause transition can be a tough time for women, the changes in hormone levels mean that we often don’t feel as good as we used to. We are also often at a highly ...
The Jambudvipa region to the south of Uttarapatha was known as Majjhimadesa (or the Middle Country) in Buddhist texts and Madhyadesa in Puranic texts. According to Buddhist texts, Kamboja and Gandhara , two of the sixteen Mahajanapadas or great nations referred to in the Anguttara Nikaya and Chulla-Niddesa belonged to the Uttarapatha .