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उत्तर ८५-जहा उराला तहा।
प्रश्न ८६-अत्थि णं भंते ! कण्हराईसु बायरे आउकाए बायरे अगणिकाए बायेर वणस्सइकाए ?
उत्तर ८६-णो इणढे समठे णगत्थ विग्गहगइसमावण्णएणं ।
Q. 79. Bhante ! What have been stated to be the dimensions and circumference of krsnarāji ?
A. 79. Gautama ! They are stated to be an unlimited (number of) thuusand yojanas in breadth, a limited (number of) thousand yojanas in length, and an unlimited (number of) thousand yojanas in circumference.
Q. 80. Bhante ! How big is stated to be the size of krsnarāji ?
A. 80. Gautama ! ... this isle named Jambūdvipa, ... till (paces for) six months, then, he (the God) may have covered some portions of krşņarāji, while some other portions of it he may not have covered. So big has been stated to be the size of krsnarāji, oh Gautama !
Q. 81. Bhante ! Is krýnarāji a house ? Is it a shop ? A. 81. It's neither. Q. 82. Bhante ! Is it a village ?
A. 82. This also is not correct.
Q. 83. Bhante ! Do great clouds in krsnarāji accumulate moisture ? Do they have formation ? Do they shower rain ?
A. 83.
Yes, they do.
Q. 84. Bhante ! Is it done by deva, by asura or by
någa ?
