Meru

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Meru, also Sumeru. Mythological golden mountain, axis or centre of the world, recognized in both Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, it appears in many myths in the purāṇas, where it is placed in the Himālayas. Gaṅgā (Ganges) springs from it. In Buddhism, Meru is important in a diagrammatic visualization of the process toward (or away from) enlightenment.

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