EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialJapanese Buddhist world map. Kyoto, Obei Bundaiken, 1710. Outline map of all the countires in Jambu-dvipa. Woodcut. Originally published/produced in Kyoto, Obei Bundaiken, 1710. . Source: Maps.C.21.bb.8,.
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialJapanese Buddhist world map. Kyoto, Obei Bundaiken, 1710. Outline map of all the countires in Jambu-dvipa. Woodcut. Originally published/produced in Kyoto, Obei Bundaiken, 1710. . Source: Maps.C.21.bb.8,.
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialJapanese Buddhist world map. Kyoto, Obei Bundaiken, 1710. Outline map of all the countires in Jambu-dvipa. Woodcut. Originally published/produced in Kyoto, Obei Bundaiken, 1710. . Source: Maps.C.21.bb.8,.