• Uttarakuru (Sanskrit: उत्तर कुरु; Uttarakuru) is the name of a dvipa ('continent') in ancient Hindu and Buddhist mythology as well as Jain cosmology. The...
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    "Kurujangala" and "Uttarakuru". Kuru proper was in the middle region of Ganga-Yammuna Doab, Kurujangala was in western part and Uttarakuru was in eastern...
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    Vessavaṇa's realm is the northern quadrant of the world, including the land of Uttarakuru. According to some suttas, he takes his name from a region there called...
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    Aitareya Brahmana locates the Kurus in Madhyadesha and also refers to the Uttarakurus as living beyond the Himalayas. According to the Buddhist text Sumangavilasini...
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    there; at the same time it is noon in the opposing northern continent of Uttarakuru, dawn in the eastern continent of Pūrvavideha, and dusk in the western...
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    Guptas. — Annual Report Of Mysore 1886 To 1903 Names for India Shakadvipa Uttarakuru Karshvar, equivalent continents in the Avesta Inscriptions of Asoka. New...
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    originally from Bahlika, which was identified with Uttarakuru (Dr. M. R. Singh). Since Uttarakuru of the Aitareya Brahmana is said to lie beyond Himalaya...
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  • district in Karnataka state Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in North India Uttarakuru, a legendary location in ancient Indian texts Uttarapatha, a legendary...
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    Indo-Greek Kingdom Indo-Parthian Kingdom Kushan Empire Mythology and literature Shakdvipa Āryāvarta Indo-Scythians in Indian literature Uttaramadra Uttarakuru...
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    Central Asia Hinduism in Armenia Indo-Scythians Indo-Parthian Kingdom Uttarakuru Kuru Kingdom Alberuni's India, 2001, p 19-21, Edward C. Sachau – History;...
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  • Aparagoyāna or 西瞿陀尼洲 (瞿陀尼 is also translated as 牛货) is located in the west. Uttarakuru or 北俱卢洲 is located in the north. JOL 14 Pali Canon (Samyutta Nikaya, Digha...
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    Those with no authoritative power live on all four continents except for Uttarakuru. Those with authoritative power may also be found in the heavens and on...
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  • The four continents are Jambudvīpa in the South Pūrvavideha in the East Uttarakuru in the North Avaragodānīya in the West The Vimalakirti Sutra further elaborates...
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  • Buddhist cosmology. Urdhvaloka Seven upper worlds mentioned in the Puranas. Uttarakuru Name of a continent (dvipa) in Indian religions. Vaikuntha The celestial...
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    the rock shelters at Lakhudyar, Almora. The region formed a part of the Uttarakuru Kingdom during the Vedic age of Ancient India. Among the first major dynasties...
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    cart. They are about 24 feet (7.3 m) tall and they live for 500 years. Uttarakuru उत्तरकुरु (Tibetan: སྒྲ་མི་སྙན་, Wylie: sgra mi snyan; Vietnamese: Bắc...
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    and is now verified by ancestry tests. The region formed a part of the Uttarakuru Kingdom during the Vedic age of Ancient India. It is believed that the...
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  • (Sub-Continents): 1) Bharata 2) Kimpurusa 3) Harivarsa 4) Ramyaka 5) Hiranmaya 6) Uttarakuru 7) Ilavrta 8) Bhadrasva and 9) Ketumala. According to P.E. (p. 342) there...
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  • feet) a type of harakat in the Arabic script the name of a king, see Uttarakuru the Afghan Madda khel tribe in contemporary Jewish orthodox thought on...
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    humanis corporibus vescuntur. English Translation: "Next to the Attacori [ Uttarakuru ] are the nations of the Thuni and the Forcari; then come the Casiri [Khasiras]...
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    Indo-Greek Kingdom Indo-Parthian Kingdom Kushan Empire Mythology and literature Shakdvipa Āryāvarta Indo-Scythians in Indian literature Uttaramadra Uttarakuru...
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