Sumeru (17084)
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Entry 17084, Page 601, Col. 2 -
(sumeru, sumeru)
Sumeru¦ (cf. Sumeruvatsa), n. of a nāga king: Māy 246.23. As n. of a mountain (Pali id., oftener Sineru; also Meru), commoner than, but as in Skt. not distinguish- able from, Meru (contrary to BR's statement); see Kirfel, Kosm. 15*, 16*, 182; it is located at the middle of the world (as in Skt.), and surrounded by seven concentric rings of mountain ranges, Yugaṃdhara etc. (Kirfel, op. cit. 186).
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