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How Western Scholars Misinterpret Hinduism Max Mueller

If one were to read Indian history, one is struck by a curious fact..

History between the period of Harshavardhana onward to Mogul Emperors is hazy , if not missing.
It becomes clear after this period.

You do not get authentic records or information about the Middle ages, when Tamil and Sanskrit literature were awash with Bhakthi literatue.

For instance one does not find reference of Adi Shankaracharya in either Sanskrit or Tamil literature during this period.

One does not find reference to Shankaracharya even among Sanskrit and even among the records of kings who were ardent promoters of Sanskrit in their chronicles, either written by them or others.

You find this only by the time of Vidyaranya when he established the Vijayanagar Empire.

The information has been so scanty that it took the 33rd Acharaya of Sringeri Sharada Mutt to locate Kalady, the birth place of Shankaracharya!

Names List of Ancient Indian Kingdoms Landmass

The Vishnu Purana, where the Evolution of the Universe is described, also describes a Number Kingdoms, there were fifty-six .

The other Seventeen Puranas also do for this for the description of the Universe and the Bharatavarsha is one of the Rules for being classified as a Purana.

There is also a tradition that there were fifty-six Kingdoms in India, this is explained in the Mahabharata, where the Story of Nala and Damayanti are narrated.

It provides a list of fifty-six kings who attended the Swayamvara of Damayanti.

The Ramayana also lists more or less the same number in the Ramayana for the Swayamvara of Sita.

Tamil Classical Literature also mentions fifty-six Kingdoms.

Now I came across information that the number of Kingdoms are not fifty-six but seventy-six,

One may note from the Sankalpa or Resolution a Hindu chants for a function includes the Line.

Jambo Dweepe.,Bharata Varshe, Bharatakkande'

'KANDA ' Means Continent.

As Kanda has already been mentioned, Varsha must be larger than this but smaller than Jambudweep.

There is a view that Jambudvipa means 'beginning from Kashmir'

The Term Jamboo means a Tree bearing a Fruit of the same name, a type of Blackberry.

I do not see any connection between this Blackberry and Kashmir..

As the text goes on to describe the geographical locations, it must be indicative of a Large Mass of Earth,smaller than a Planet, bigger than a continent.

Again the Ancients Texts mention 'Milechas' indicating people beyond the Bhartakanda, but not approved by the Bharatvarsha and are declared to be unfit to be called as decent as Human Beings.

Some subscribe to the view that the term Milecha means the early European tribes, including the Americans.

I do not think so.

Texts also mention about these tribes as Nomads differentiating them from those who are unfit.

So the Jambudweep must mean(Dweepa means Continent) ,a large Island Continent, possibly Atlantis.

Lemuria has been included in the Dravidian land Mass.

Now I have information from a site that lists 76 Kingdoms.

More information is welcome.