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be on the Earth's equator."
*: "Seven cardinal points are then defined on the equator, one of them called Lanka, at the intersection of the equator with the meridional line through Ujjaini. This Lanka is, of course, a fanciful name and has nothing to do with the island of Sri Lanka."
*: "The point on the equator that is below the city of Ujjain is known, according to the Siddhantas, as Lanka. (This is not the Lanka that is now known as Sri Lanka; Aryabhata is very clear in stating that Lanka is 23 degrees south of Ujjain.)"
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