西牛貨洲

(西牛貨洲, 西牛货洲)

[lang id =1028]西瞿陀尼 (or [lang id =1028]西瞿耶尼) The western continent of a world, Godānīya, v. [lang id =1028]瞿, or Aparagodānīya, or Aparagodāna, "western-cattle-giving," where cattle are the medium of exchange, possibly referring to the "pecuniary" barter of the north-west.

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位在須彌山西方的大洲名， 因其地多牛， 以牛為貨易， 故名為牛貨。