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Tortoise which Supports the Earth (The)

is Chukwa; the elephant (between the tortoise and the world) is Maha-pudma.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Topsy-turvy
Toralva
Tornea
Torquato—i.e
Torquemada (Inquisitor-general of Spain, 1420–1498)
Torr’s MSS.
Torralba (Doctor)
Torre (Sir)
Torricelli
Torso
Tortoise which Supports the Earth (The)
Torture
Tory
Totem Pole (A)
Totemism
Toto Cœlo
Totus Teres atque Rotundus
Touch
Touch
Touch At (To)
Touch Bottom (To)