Sunday, March 29, 2009
Brahmapuranam - 7 islands - now 7 continents, are they same?
We all have studied that there are 7 continents in the world, i.e.
1) Africa,
2) Antarctica,
3) Asia,
4) Europe,
5) North America,
6) South America and
7) Australia.
Recently, I came across an interesting article in which it was mentioned in ancient Hindu literature Brahmapuranam that long before any transformations took place on earth, there were 7 islands, i.e.
1) Jambu,
2) Plaksha,
3) Shalmalee,
4) Kusha,
5) Krouncha,
6) Shaaka and
7) Pushkara.
Are these the same continents that we have learnt in schools?
Also, interesting to note is that all these were individual islands, which later got attached or detached due to various reasons and got transformed into present state.
1) Africa,
2) Antarctica,
3) Asia,
4) Europe,
5) North America,
6) South America and
7) Australia.
Recently, I came across an interesting article in which it was mentioned in ancient Hindu literature Brahmapuranam that long before any transformations took place on earth, there were 7 islands, i.e.
1) Jambu,
2) Plaksha,
3) Shalmalee,
4) Kusha,
5) Krouncha,
6) Shaaka and
7) Pushkara.
Are these the same continents that we have learnt in schools?
Also, interesting to note is that all these were individual islands, which later got attached or detached due to various reasons and got transformed into present state.
Labels: 7 continents, Brahmapuranam
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