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Dvipa
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. The list of seven (sapta-dvipa) is (e.g. Mahabharata 6.604 ):
- Jambu (" Indian Blackberry tree")
- Plaksha (" Ficus religiosa (Peepal) tree")
- Shalmali (" Bombax tree")
- Kusha (" grass")
- Kraunca (" Mountain")
- Shaka (" Pine tree")
- Pushkara (" Maple tree")