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The mandala should be divided into 32 parts by 24 hundred, 64 parts should be considered for the first full moon, 2. Q. In which country does the moon appear on the second full moon of these five years? A. In the country where the moon appears on the first full moon, the mandala should be divided into 32 parts by 24 hundred, 64 parts should be considered for the second full moon, 3. Q. In which country does the moon appear on the third full moon of these five years? A. In the country where the moon appears on the second full moon, the mandala should be divided into 32 parts by 24 hundred, 64 parts should be considered for the third full moon, 4. Q. In which country does the moon appear on the twelfth full moon of these five years?
A. In the country where the moon appears on the third full moon, the mandala should be divided into 180 parts by 24 hundred, 64 parts should be considered for the twelfth full moon, thus, according to this calculation, the mandala should be divided into 32 parts by 24 hundred, 64 parts should be considered for each full moon in each country. 5. Q. In which country does the moon appear on the last, 62nd full moon of these five years?
A. In Jambudvipa, the mandala should be divided into 27 parts by 24 hundred, 64 parts should be considered for the southern quadrant, 18 parts should be considered for the western quadrant, 20 parts should be considered for the northern quadrant, and the remaining 3 parts and 2 kalas should be considered for the eastern quadrant, the moon appears on the last, 62nd full moon in this region. 1. 'Two hundred and eighty parts' means,
The twelfth full moon after the third full moon is the ninth full moon,
Then, by multiplying nine by ninety, two hundred and eighty are obtained. 2. 1. 'Jambudvipa' etc.
In the phrase 'Jambudvipa', the word 'dvipa' is used in the sense of 'island', and the word 'prachina' is used in the sense of 'ancient', and the word 'apachina' is used in the sense of 'modern'. Therefore, the meaning is that the moon appears in the north-east, south-west, north-south, east-west, and south-north directions, and the mandala should be divided into 24 hundred parts, and then divided into four parts, and then the southern quadrant should be divided into 27 parts, and then the western quadrant should be divided into 18 parts, and then the northern quadrant should be divided into 20 parts, and then the remaining 3 parts and 2 kalas should be considered for the eastern quadrant, and the moon appears on the last, 62nd full moon in this region. - Commentary