ɪnðə vˈɪʒənˌɛɹi pˈɪktʃɚɹ ʌvðə hjˈuːmən ɹˈɛlm pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪn bˈuːdɪst kɑːzmˈɑːlədʒi, hjˈuːmənz lˈaɪv ˌɔn fˈoːɹ kˈɑːntɪnənts wˈɪtʃ ɑːɹ, ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli spˈiːkɪŋ, smˈɔːl ˈaɪləndz ɪn ɐ vˈæst ˈoʊʃən ðæt sɚɹˈaʊndz ðɪ ˈæksɪəl wˈɜːldmˈaʊntɪn ʌv sˈuːmɚɹˌuː, ænd fˈɪlz mˈoʊst əv ðɪ ˈɜːθz sˈɜːfɪs.
In the visionary picture of the human realm presented in Buddhist cosmology, humans live on four continents which are, relatively speaking, small islands in a vast ocean that surrounds the axial world-mountain of Sumeru, and fills most of the Earth's surface.