FW: Query from a colleague not on this list

[Dominik Wujastyk]

There's a well-written article on Indian cosmology by Richard Gombrich here:

   - http://www.ocbs.org/richard-gombrich-library-ocbsmain-148

that may be of interest to your colleague.

Best,
Dominik Wujastyk




On 14 January 2012 23:03, Jo <jkirk at spro.net> wrote:

> Dear List, ****
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> A colleague not on this list agreed for me to post his query, sent
> originally to the risa-l list, on Indology.  I hope he’ll get some
> answers here.****
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> Thanks and best wishes,****
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> Joanna Kirkpatrick****
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> > From: Joseph P. Elacqua <joseph.elacqua at gmail.com>****
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> > Hello all.****
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> > I have recently been looking into versions of the Hindu/Buddhist "map"**
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> > of the world.  By this, I mean the description of Jambudvipa as the ****
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> > central landmass in a series of concentric islands.  I am not overly ***
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> > familiar with this schematic, but some Hindu sources I have ****
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> > encountered describe this variously as "Bhumandala" or "Bhuloka."****
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> > While this diagram appears in the Matsya Purana (perhaps 250-500 CE), **
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> > I am looking for references to or descriptions of this "map" in ****
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> > earlier Hindu or Buddhist sacred or secular texts.  If anyone can ****
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> > point me to an earlier reference or possibly to a study on the ****
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> > origins of this diagram (preferably in English or Japanese language), **
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> > I would be****
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> extremely grateful.****
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> > I also have a related, but alternate request.  In my internet ****
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> > searching, I have encountered an (un-cited) image of the Indian world **
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> > depicted as a four-petaled lotus of which Jambudvipa is the ****
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> > southernmost petal and Mount Meru is its central blossom.  If anyone ***
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> > can point to a textual description matching this (or any remotely ****
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> > similar textual description), I would also be extremely grateful.****
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> > Thank you very much for your assistance.  My apologies if there is ****
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> > some major study on this topic that I have overlooked.****
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> > Joseph P. Elacqua****
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> > Mohawk Valley Community College****
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