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Sixth Chapter
127. The other half of all the series of vimanas (celestial vehicles) is above the earth, and the other half is below the self-luminous ocean. 11
The base and pedestal of the buildings in the Saudharma and Īśāna heavens have a width of eleven hundred and twenty-one yojanas. 12
Above, in each pair of kalpas, the height decreases by ninety-nine yojanas. The height is the same in the three trikas (groups of three) and the fourteen vimanas of the Anudishas and Anuttaras. 13
The width of the buildings in the first pair of kalpas, Saudharma and Īśāna, is one hundred and twenty yojanas, in the next pair, Sānatkumāra and Māhendra, it is one hundred yojanas, and thereafter it decreases by ten yojanas in each successive pair of kalpas and the trikas of the Anudiśas and Anuttaras. 14
The height of the buildings in the first pair of kalpas is six hundred yojanas, in the next pair it is five hundred yojanas, and thereafter it decreases by fifty yojanas in each successive pair of kalpas. The buildings of the Anudiśas and Anuttaras are only twenty-five yojanas high. 15
The depth of the buildings in the first pair of kalpas is sixty yojanas, in the next pair it is fifty yojanas, and thereafter it decreases by five yojanas in each successive pair of kalpas. The buildings of the Anudiśas and Anuttaras are only two and a half yojanas deep. 16
The buildings in the Saudharma and Īśāna heavens are described as being of five colors: black, blue, red, yellow, and white. 17
In the next pair of kalpas, Sānatkumāra and Māhendra, the colors are blue and the subsequent three. In the four heavens up to Sahassāra, the colors are red, yellow, and white. 18
In the remaining heavens, including the Anudiśas and Anuttaras, the buildings are described as being only white in color. These celestial buildings shine with a brilliant luster. 19
The vimanas in the Kalpātīta and subsequent kalpas are based on water, air, and both water and air, respectively. 20
In the six pairs of kalpas and the remaining kalpas, the series-bound residents dwell in their respective abodes, up to the eighteenth Indra. 21
The extent of the series-bound vimanas is 120 yojanas. 11
Half of all the series-bound vimanas are above the Bhūramaṇa ocean, and the other half are spread over the other oceans. 11
The thickness of the base and pedestal of the buildings in the Saudharma and Īśāna heavens is eleven hundred and twenty-one yojanas. 12
Above, in each pair of kalpas, the height decreases by ninety-nine yojanas. The height is the same in the three trikas (groups of three) and the fourteen vimanas of the Anudishas and Anuttaras. 13
The width of the buildings in the first pair of kalpas, Saudharma and Īśāna, is one hundred and twenty yojanas, in the next pair, Sānatkumāra and Māhendra, it is one hundred yojanas, and thereafter it decreases by ten yojanas in each successive pair of kalpas and the trikas of the Anudiśas and Anuttaras. 14
The height of the buildings in the first pair of kalpas is six hundred yojanas, in the next pair it is five hundred yojanas, and thereafter it decreases by fifty yojanas in each successive pair of kalpas. The buildings of the Anudiśas and Anuttaras are only twenty-five yojanas high. 15
The depth of the buildings in the first pair of kalpas is sixty yojanas, in the next pair it is fifty yojanas, and thereafter it decreases by five yojanas in each successive pair of kalpas. The buildings of the Anudiśas and Anuttaras are only two and a half yojanas deep. 16
The buildings in the Saudharma and Īśāna heavens are described as being of five colors: black, blue, red, yellow, and white. 17
In the next pair of kalpas, Sānatkumāra and Māhendra, the colors are blue and the subsequent three. In the four heavens up to Sahassāra, the colors are red, yellow, and white. 18
In the remaining heavens, including the Anudiśas and Anuttaras, the buildings are described as being only white in color. These celestial buildings shine with a brilliant luster. 19
The vimanas in the Kalpātīta and subsequent kalpas are based on water, air, and both water and air, respectively. 20
In the six pairs of kalpas and the remaining kalpas, the series-bound residents dwell in their respective abodes, up to the eighteenth Indra. 21