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2. the Bhūtas with the sulasa tree as lāñchana; 3. the Yakşas with the vața tree as lāñchana; 4. the Rākşasas with the khatvānga tree as
lāñchana; 5. the Kinnaras with the aśoka tree as lāñchana; 6. the Kimpuruşas with the campaka tree as
lāñchana; 7. the Mahoragas with the nāgadru tree as
lañchana ; 8. the Gandharvas with the beautiful tumburu tree
as lāñchana. Kāla and Mahākāla are overlords of the Piśācas; Surūpa and Apratirüpa are lords of the Bhutas; Pūrṇabhadra and Māṇibhadra of the Yaksas; Bhima and Mahabhima of the Rākşasas; Kinnara and Kimpuruşa of the Kinnaras; Satpurușa and Mahāpuruşa of the Kimpuruşas; Atikāya and Mahākāya of the Mahoragas; Gītarati and Gitayasas of the Gandharvas. These are the 16 Indras of the Vyantaras.
In the first 100 yojanas of Ratnaprabhā, with the exception of 10 above and 10 below, i.e., in 80 yojanas, there are 8 classes of Vyantaras : Aprajñaptikas, Pañcaprajñaptis, Rșivāditas, Bhűtavāditas, Kranditas, Mahākranditas, Kuşmāņdas, Pacakas. The two Indras in these classes are respectively: Sannihita and Samāna ; Dhāts and Vidhātrka; Rşi and Rsipāla ; īśvara and Maheśvara; Suvatsaka and Viśāla; Hāsa and Hāsarati; Sveta and Mahāśveta ; Pacaka and Pacakādhipa.
The Jyotişkas (529-551) At 790 yojanas above the surface of the earth is the lower level of the Jyotiskas. Ten yojanas above it is the sun, and at the end of 80 yojanas above the sun is the moon; then the stars and planets at the end of 20 yojanas.424 So in height the stellar world is 11o yojanas.
124 531. They are not all at the end, but distributed at varying distances.
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