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## Third Transmigration: The Outermost Layer of the Dense Water Ring
[211] The [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light] is surrounded by [the earth of the Jewel-Light] on all sides, and so on until the [dense water ring] of the lowest [earth]. The [earth of the Jewel-Light] is surrounded by [the earth of the Jewel-Light] on all sides, and so on until the lowest [earth].
**Question:** Venerable Sir, what is the shape of the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light]?
**Answer:** Gautama, it is like a ring, just as the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light] is surrounded by [the earth of the Jewel-Light] on all sides, and so on until the lowest [dense water ring].
**Question:** Venerable Sir, what is the shape of the [thin water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light]?
**Answer:** Gautama, it is like a ring, just as the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light] is surrounded by [the earth of the Jewel-Light] on all sides, and so on until the lowest [thin water ring].
**Question:** Venerable Sir, what is the size of the [earth of the Jewel-Light]?
**Answer:** Gautama, it is said to be countless yojanas in diameter and countless yojanas in circumference, and so on until the lowest [earth].
**Question:** Venerable Sir, is the [earth of the Jewel-Light] the same in size at the center and at the edges?
**Answer:** Gautama, yes, the [earth of the Jewel-Light] is the same in size at the center and at the edges, and so on until the lowest [earth].
[76-2] **Question:** Venerable Sir, are there substances like black, etc., in the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light], which is six yojanas in outer layer and has divisions like [pratra, etc.], as conceived by the mind?
**Answer:** Gautama, yes, there are.
**Question:** Venerable Sir, are there substances like black, etc., in the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Sugar-Light], which is six yojanas in outer layer and has divisions like [pratra, etc.], as conceived by the mind, including the three parts?
**Answer:** Gautama, yes, there are.
And so on, one should say the same for the [dense water ring] of the seventh [earth], adding the appropriate adjective for the outer layer.
**Question:** Venerable Sir, are there substances like black, etc., in the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light], which is four and a half yojanas in outer layer and has divisions like [pratra, etc.], as conceived by the mind?
**Answer:** Gautama, yes, there are.
And so on, one should say the same for the seventh [earth], adding the appropriate adjective for the outer layer.
Similarly, one should say the same for the [thin water ring] of the seventh [earth], adding the appropriate adjective for the outer layer.
**Question:** Venerable Sir, what is the shape of the [dense water ring] of the [earth of the Jewel-Light]?
**Answer:** Gautama, it is said to be round and ring-shaped, because it surrounds the [earth of the Jewel-Light] on all sides.
Similarly, one should understand the shape of the [dense water ring] of all seven [earths]. The special feature is that they all surround their respective [earths].