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Western Continent of Cattle−gift (西牛賀洲, Xīniú hèzhōu?) is one of the Four Great Continents in the Universe. It is the place where Sun Wukong meets the Woodcutter and Subhuti.[1]

Description[]

The following places are located on the Southern Continent:

Trivia[]

  • In Buddhist cosmology, the Western Continent is called Aparagodānīya (牛貨洲, Niú huò zhōu?) and is shaped like a circle with a circumference of about 7,500 yojanas. The human inhabitants of this continent do not live in houses but sleep on the ground. Their main transportation is a bullock cart. They are about 7.3 metres (24 feet) tall and they live for 500 years.

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