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    Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru, or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology...
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    mountain is Meru (Pāli Meru), to which is added the approbatory prefix su-, resulting in the meaning "excellent Meru" or "wonderful Meru". The concept...
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  • Look up Meru or mēru in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Meru may refer to: Meru, Kenya, town in Meru County in the republic of Kenya Meru County, one...
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    The Meru or Amîîrú (including the Ngaa) are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of...
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    The mythology of Indonesia is very diverse, the Indonesian people consisting of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own myths and legends that...
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  • Trikuta (category Locations in Hindu mythology)
    is a three-peaked mountain in Hindu mythology. It is one of the twenty mountains surrounding Maha Meru (Mount Meru) the home of Brahma. The height is said...
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    were buried or placed in parts of the meru. A Meru tower is identified with the Mount Meru of Hindu mythology, the abode of the Hindu gods. They are...
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    Tripura, meaning three cities or fortresses, is described in Hindu mythology as being constructed by the great Asura architect Mayasura. They were great...
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    In Greek mythology, the mountainous district of Nysa (Greek: Νῦσα), variously associated with Ethiopia, Libya, Boeotia, Thrace, India, or Arabia by Greek...
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    is possibly inspired by the Indian Meru mythology shared by Buddhists, Hindus and Jains. Lush mountainous Meru is heaven and the abode of gods, but...
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