▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁King ston ▁upon ▁H ull ▁Category : L ibr aries ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁" world - ele ph ants " ▁are ▁myth ical ▁animals ▁which ▁appear ▁in ▁H indu ▁cosm ology . ▁The ▁Am ar ak os ha ▁( 5 th ▁century ) ▁lists ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁eight ▁male ▁ele ph ants ▁bearing ▁the ▁world ▁( al ong ▁with ▁eight ▁un named ▁female ▁ele ph ants ). ▁The ▁names ▁listed ▁are : ▁A ira v ata , ▁P und ar ika , ▁V am ana , ▁K um unda , ▁An j ana , ▁P ush pa - d anta , ▁Sar va - b ha uma , ▁Su pr at ika . ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁four ▁ele ph ants ▁supporting ▁the ▁earth ▁from ▁the ▁four ▁directions ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁: ▁V iro op a ak sha ▁( east ), ▁Mah a ap ad ma ▁( s outh ), ▁Sa uman asa ▁( west ), ▁Bh ad ra ▁( n orth ). ▁ ▁Bre wer ' s ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁P hr ase ▁and ▁F able ▁lists ▁Mah a - p ud ma ▁and ▁Ch uk wa ▁are ▁names ▁from ▁a ▁" pop ular ▁rend ition ▁of ▁a ▁H indu ▁myth ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁tort o ise ▁Ch uk wa ▁supports ▁the ▁ele ph ant ▁Mah a - p ud ma , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁supports ▁the ▁world ". ▁The