Gotenjiku-Zu, 1364

This is a Japanese Buddhist world map
Actual size 177x165cms
From Horyu-ji Temple, Nara, Japan.
VIEWING AID
1) The map is oriented with North on top, and with Turkestan as the northernmost location
2) The map is centred on Mount Meru,the five peaked mountain central to Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology
3) Japan features outside the mainland frame of the land mass (top right)

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