Mount Meru (Hindu mythology)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mount_Meru_(Hindu_mythology)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mount_Kailash
cosmic mountain
gptkbp:axisMundi yes
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Patala_(netherworld)
gptkbp:color golden
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:Puranas
gptkbp:hasPeak Svarga (heaven)
gptkbp:height 84,000 yojanas
gptkbp:homeVenueOf gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Devas
gptkb:Indra
other celestial beings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mount Meru (Hindu mythology)
gptkbp:influenced temple architecture in South and Southeast Asia
gptkbp:locatedIn center of the universe (Hindu cosmology)
gptkbp:mentionedIn Buddhist cosmology
Hindu mythology
gptkbp:numberOfLocations five
gptkbp:protectedBy Lokapalas (guardians of directions)
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Jambudvipa
four continents
seven concentric mountain ranges
seven oceans
gptkbp:symbolizes cosmic axis
center of all physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes
gptkbp:topShape trapezoidal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Mahameru
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7