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In Indian mythology, dvīpa (Devnagari: द्वीप "peninsula, island"; also ''mahadvipa'' "great island") is the term for the major divisions of the terrestrial sphere, sometimes translated as "continents". There are 7 dvipas.〔(http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/pf/pf40.htm )〕 The list of seven (''sapta-dvipa'') is (e.g. Mahabharata 6.604 ): #Jambu ("Blackberry tree") #Plaksha ("ficus relegiosa tree") #Shalmali (Bombax tree) #Kusha ("grass") #Kraunca ("Mountain") #Shaka ("Pine tree") #Pushkara ("Maple tree") ==See also== *Jambudvipa *Shakdvipi *Uttara Kurava *Bhagavad Gita *Shakdvipa *Flora Of the Indian Epic Period 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dvipa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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