Uttarakuru
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Uttarakuru (Skt. Uttarakuru; T. sgra mi snyan སྒྲ་མི་སྙན་; Eng. 'Unpleasant Sound') is one of the four continents. It lies to the North of Mount Meru; it is square and green in color.[1]
"The northern continent is filled with crops that need no cultivation: they yield a hundred flavors and a thousand powers, dispelling all illness, negative forces, hunger, and thirst."[1]
Uttarakuru has two subcontinents on either side:
- Kurava (T. sgra mi snyan) and
- Kaurava (T. sgra mi snyan gyi zla)
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