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Latest revision as of 12:08, 18 September 2015
Four attributes of the four continents — each of the four continents belonging to one world system is endowed with a specific attribute:
- the jewel mountain (Tib. rinpoche riwo) is the main attribute of Purva Videha
- the wish-fulfilling tree (Tib. pak sam gyi shing) is the main attribute of Jambudvipa
- the wish-fulfilling cows (Tib. dö jö ba) are the main attributes of Aparagodaniya
- the harvest which need no sowing (Tib. ma mö pé lo tok) is the main attribute of Uttarakura
Alternative Translations
- the mountain of jewels/precious gems, the precious mountain
- the grove of wish-fulfilling trees
- the bountiful cow, the herd of wish-fulfilling cows, the inexhaustible bountiful cow
- the spontaneous harvest, the self-ripening crops, the harvest which grows without cultivation
Further Reading
- Jamgön Kongtrul, Myriad Worlds (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 110-113.