

So we have all seen Zoro boast.

> Over the 9 mountains and 8 seas... Throughout the world itself... There is
> nothing I cannot cut.

Now it made me wonder, which mountains and what seas was he referring to?


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What are the 9 mountains and 8 seas?


Some of Zoro's attacks are named after Buddhism like 36/72/108 Pondo Hou

[One Piece Wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro/Misc.):

> the 36/72/108 Pondo Hou, is a reference to the 36 passions of Buddhism

So most likely Zoro is referring to the Buddhist legend of
[Sumeru](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumeru) the central world-mountain in
Buddhist cosmology.

I'm not an Buddhism expert but in the Wikipedia article about
[Sumeru](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumeru) you see a list of 9 mountains
and 8 seas, so since Zoro likes Buddhism and Hindu references in his attacks,
it's most like Oda made a reference to this.


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Mintri's answer is right, but for the sake of having an in-universe/joke
answer:

8 Seas:

  1. North Blue
  2. South Blue
  3. East Blue
  4. West Blue
  5. Paradise (Grand line, 1st half)
  6. New World (Grand line, 2nd half)
  7. Left Calm Belt
  8. Right Calm Belt

9 Mountains:

  1. [Reverse Mountain](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse_Mountain)
  2. [Drum Rockies](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Drum_Rockies)
  3. [Marijois' Mountain Range](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mariejois#Location)
  4. [Mt Colubo](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mt._Colubo)
  5. [Punk Hazard's Mountain Range](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Punk_Hazard)

With the remaining 4 yet to be seen.


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Nine mountains and eight seas ［九山八海］ ( kusen-hakkai): The mountains and seas
that constitute the world, according to ancient Indian cosmology. The nine
mountains are Mount Sumeru at the center of the world and eight concentric
mountain ranges that surround it. Eight concentric seas separate these
mountain ranges. According to The Dharma Analysis Treasury, the eight circular
mountain ranges are, from the innermost out, Yugamdhara, Īshādhāra, Khadiraka,
Sudarshana, Ashvakarna, Vinataka, Nimimdhara, and Chakravāda-parvata. All
these mountain ranges are made of gold except the outermost, Chakravāda-
parvata, also known as the Iron Encircling Mountains, which is made of iron.
Mount Sumeru and the eight mountain ranges are each separated from one another
by a sea. The distance between Mount Sumeru and Mount Yugamdhara is eighty
thousand yojanas. The inner seven seas are of fresh water, while the outermost
sea, just inside the iron mountain range, is salty. In this sea are four
continents—Pūrvavideha in the east, Jambudvīpa in the south, Aparagodānīya in
the west, and Uttarakuru in the north. See also four continents.

From: <http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/N/68>


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