Aparagodānīya
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Aparagodānīya [alt. Godānīya] (T. ba lang spyod བ་ལང་སྤྱོད་; Eng. 'Land of Cattle') is one of the four continents. It lies to the West of Mount Meru; it is circular and ruby in color.[1]
"The western continent swarms with herds of elephants and cows from whose every hair flows an inexhaustible supply of everything one could desire."[1]
On either side of this continent are the two subcontinents:
- Shatha (Skt. Śāthā; T. g.yo ldan) and
- Uttaramantrina (Skt. Uttaramantriṇa; T. lam mchog 'gro)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dudjom Rinpoche 2011, s.v. Chapter 12.
Sources
Dudjom Rinpoche (2011), A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom: Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala- Jigme Lingpa; Kangyur Rinpoche (2010), Treasury of Precious Qualities, Book One, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Boston: Shambhala Publications
Further reading
- Jamgön Kongtrul, Myriad Worlds (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 110-113 & 138-140, ISBN 978-1559391887
Four_Continents, Rangjung Yeshe Wiki