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须弥
Sumeru, also 須彌樓; 彌樓; 蘇彌樓; 修迷樓; later 蘇迷盧; the central mountain of every world, tr. as 妙高; 妙光, etc., wonderful height, wonderful brilliancy, etc.; at the top is Indra's heaven, or heavens, below them are the four (sa) devalokas; around are eight circles of mountains and between them the eight seas, the whole forming nine mountains and eight seas.

Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). . 2006.

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