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Uttarakuru ((サンスクリット:उत्तर कुरु)) is the name of a dvipa ("continent") in ancient Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Uttarakuru country and its people are sometimes described as belonging to the real world, whereas at other times they are mythical or otherworldly spiritual beings. ==Vedic literature== Aitareya Brahmana makes first reference to ''Uttarakuru'' and Uttaramadra as real-life Janapadas. According to Aitareya Brahmana, these two nations lay beyond the Himalayan ranges (Hindukush). The Aitareya Brahmana adduces these two people as examples of republican (vairajiya) nations, where whole Janapada took the consecration of rulership.〔 :tasmad atasyam udichya dishi ye ke ca pren himvantam janapada uttarakurva uttaramadra :iti vairajyaya te.abhishichyante ::— ''(Aitareya Brahmana, VIII/14)''.〕 Aitareya Brahmana again notes that Uttarakuru was a deva-kshetra or divine land. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uttarakuru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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