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proceeding outward: thus the Yughandera circle is half the 

 height of Maha Meru, and the seventh circle, or Aswarkarna, 

 is only 656 yoduns high above the sea. (16.) Between these 

 circles and the Sakwala rocks four large continents exist, 

 each accompanied by 500 islands, and separated from each 

 other by stormy seas, so as to be inaccessible to all who are 

 not possesse d of super-human powers. The four continents 

 are Jambudwipa (17) to the south of Maha Meru ; this is the 

 world inhabited by men : Uttarakura is situated to the north, 

 Aparagoyana to the west, and Purwawideha to the east of 



stands encircling that: thus to the end of Assakanna the seven 

 rocks stand in succession encircling Sineru" (Wisuddliimagga, and 

 comment to the Winn ay a.) 



(16.) ^®<$S&tttoQtiS®OSod&St5&iiQfffl& esD^g? qD^d"<3@3 



2osd <^ © ^ © 3 Te su Yugandaro dwachattalisayojana sahasasni samud- 

 de ajjho galho tattekamewaupariuggatolsadharopichattalisayojana 

 sahassani samudde ajjho galho tattakamewa upari uggatoti imina 

 nayene sesesupy upaddhupaddhappamanetha weditabba. " Of these 

 the rock Yugandare is forty thousand yojanas beneath the surface 

 of the sea, and as much above its surface. Isadhare forty thousand 

 beneath the surface of the sea, and as much above its surface; in 

 this order the others encircle Maha Meru by half their height." 

 (Wisuddliimagga and commentary Winnaya.) 



(17.) When speaking of the inhabitants of other Dwipas besides 

 Jambudwipa the continent in which men are said to reside, the 

 word ©£ge5553 Manussa is used ^^g©fta^»<^3^ca®©^<^e5es?8qp 

 ©63cv:3S3<s^<^e3a &3®&Qg8®&£5$^Gs&®q&)6&&&zno@Q€l. Tathwa 

 pubbewidehetho agatha manussehi awasithappadeso thayewa 

 purimasanyaya wideherattanthi naman labhi. " The sphere inha- 

 bited by men who arrived from Pubbewidehe was called Widehirat- 

 tan from its original signification." q»c3<5<svra3C33-2S3G* eM^oQ3S3©<§3<^cses 

 50cpD©Sc3C3C3(^^^e3355(5i<5db«3?95S33©(5tB. Aperagoyanatho agatha 

 manussehi awasithappadeso aperanthajanapadothi naman labhi. 

 "The sphere inhabited by men who arrived from Aperagoyana was 



