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[276] [Bīvānīvāmigam sūtra Bhagavān! How large are those vimānas said to be? Gautama! Just as the description of the vimānas like the Svastika etc. has been given, so should it be said here / The special feature is that here, five avakāśāntara praमाण क्षेत्र should be called one padanyāsa (one vikrama) of a deva / The rest is the same statement / O Bhagavān! Are there vimānas called Kāma, Kāmavārta, and Kāmottarāvatamsaka? Yes, Gautama! There are. Bhagavān! How large are those vimānas? Gautama! Just as the description of the vimānas like the Svastika etc. has been given, so should it be said here / The special feature is that here, seven avakāśāntara praमाण क्षेत्र should be called one vikrama (padanyāsa) of a deva / The rest is all the same statement / O Bhagavān! Are there vimānas called Vijay, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, and Aparājita? Yes, Gautama! There are. Bhagavān! How large are those vimānas? Gautama! The same description should be given, except that here, nine avakāśāntara praमाण क्षेत्र should be called one padanyāsa of a deva / With this swift and divine speed, that deva can reach beyond some vimānas and cannot reach beyond some vimānas if he travels for one day, two days, or up to six months / O Āyushman Śramaṇa! Those vimānas are said to be that large. The first Tiryaṅyoni Uddesaka is complete / The discussion in this sūtra is about vimānas with special names and about their extent / The etymology of the word 'vimāna' has been given by the Vṛttikāra as follows: where vi-specially, the happiness of those who are gone is experienced by the virtuous beings, those are vimānas / Here, the names of the vimānas are first given as Svastika etc., while the Vṛttikāra Malayagiri has explained by assuming the reading Aci, Aciravārta etc. first. He has mentioned the names Svastika, Svastikavārta etc. at number two. Thus, there is a difference in the order of the names / The description is the same. The simile of a deva has been used to explain the importance of the vimānas. Just as a deva, in the most excellent day, the area in which the sun rises and the area in which it sets is called avakāśāntara, so much area (that deva) crosses in one padanyāsa / With such excellent, swift, and divine speed, if he continues to travel for one day, two days, and up to six months, then also he reaches beyond some vimānas and cannot reach beyond some vimānas. Those vimānas are that large. 1. Especially, the virtuous beings experience the happiness of those who are gone, thus they are vimānas / For Private & Personal use only