Jambudvipa

Jambudvipa ( Sanskrit : rose apple tree continent ) refers to a continent of the earthly world ( Bhurloka ) in Hinduism / Jainism , which is divided into nine areas by eight mountains. The southernmost of these is called Bharata .

literature

• Gerhard J. Bellinger : Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologie , Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-8289-4155-9