Beautiful Old Japanese Buddhist Map

This extraordinary Buddhist map was offered for sale by Southeby’s.

Buddhism

Three main strains: Mahayana (in China & Japan), Theravada (in Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia)  and Vajrayana (in Tibet)

Japanese Buddhist Maps

A brief introduction to Japanese world maps, which were initially Buddhist maps.

Mount Meru supposedly is located in the Himalayas, close to where the Buddha was born.
This map shows places shown on the Japanese Buddhist world map.