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|description=An island or a continent. The Hindus have seven ''(Sapta dwipa )''; the Buddhists only four. This is owing to a misunderstood reference of the Lord Buddha who, using the term metaphorically, applied the word ''dwipa ''to the races of men. The four Root‐races which preceded our fifth, were compared by Siddhârtha to four continents or isles which studded the ocean of birth and death'' | |description=An island or a continent. The Hindus have seven ''(Sapta dwipa )''; the Buddhists only four. This is owing to a misunderstood reference of the Lord Buddha who, using the term metaphorically, applied the word ''dwipa ''to the races of men. The four Root‐races which preceded our fifth, were compared by Siddhârtha to four continents or isles which studded the ocean of birth and death'' — Samsâra.'' {{ctd-source|TG}}. | ||
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Dwipa
(Sk.)
An island or a continent. The Hindus have seven (Sapta dwipa ); the Buddhists only four. This is owing to a misunderstood reference of the Lord Buddha who, using the term metaphorically, applied the word dwipa to the races of men. The four Root‐races which preceded our fifth, were compared by Siddhârtha to four continents or isles which studded the ocean of birth and death — Samsâra. (TG).
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Shortly: An island or a continent. The Hindus have seven (Sapta dwipa ); the Buddhists only four. This is...