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The '''[[universal golden basis]]''' (Wyl. ''[[gser gyi sa gzhi]]'') is, according to the ''[[Abhidharma]]'' literature, the base of the world on which rests [[Mount Meru]]. | The '''[[universal golden basis]]''' (Wyl. ''[[gser gyi sa gzhi]]'') is, according to the ''[[Abhidharma]]'' literature, the base of the world on which rests [[Mount Meru]]. | ||
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The universal golden basis (Wyl. gser gyi sa gzhi) is, according to the Abhidharma literature, the base of the world on which rests Mount Meru.
Alternative Terms/Translations
- Golden disc, or foundation (Wyl. gser gyi dkyil 'khor)
Further Reading
- Jamgön Kongtrul, Myriad Worlds (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1995), pages 109-110.
