What is the truth Jambu-Dwip? Is it possible to conceive it today? I found this discussion worth-while reading.

What is the truth Jambu-Dwip? Is it possible to conceive it today? I found this discussion worth-while reading.

I was listening to Srimad Bhagavatham and in that listening to descriptions of 7 khand, I mapped in my mind as 7 continents that we know today. But that understanding seems to be naive after reading this discussion.

http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/forum/topics/query-regarding-9-khand-or-9-continents-of-jambu-dwip
http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/forum/topics/query-regarding-9-khand-or-9-continents-of-jambu-dwip

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  1. Krishnamurthi CGFebruary 10, 2014 at 8:58 AM

    Asia is jamboodveepa - this is the same as the current 7 continents and it is right

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