- Karshvar
In the
Avesta , reference is made to seven karshvar (Modern Persian "keshvar"),clime s or zones, organizing the world map into a seven-storiedziggurat representing thecosmic mountain . The world is referred to as the "haft keshvar". The word has also been translated as "region", "state" or "continent ".The Avesta describes the karshvar as superimposed concentric circles one above the other, with increasing size, and an ocean separating each one from the next. The only karshvar inhabited by men is the seventh, Hvaniratha:
#Arezahi,
#Savahi,
#Fradadhafshu,
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#Vourubaresti,
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#Hvaniratha.Sufi traditions postulate an eighth clime, the "heavenly Earth" or "cosmic North".In
Theosophy , according toH. P. Blavatsky ("The Devil's Own",1891 ),Ahura is interpreted as a generic name for the sevenfold Deity, the Ruler of the Seven Worlds, and Hvaniratha is the middle plane (the fourth of seven), corresponding toEarth .ee also
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Seven Seas
*seven climes
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