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[The Third Chapter: Description of the Men of the Ekaloka Island] [311] "Venerable Sir, do the men of the Ekaloka Island experience any of the following: hunger, thirst, or any kind of physical discomfort?" "Venerable Sir, the men of the Ekaloka Island do not experience any of the following: hunger, thirst, or any kind of physical discomfort." "Venerable Sir, do the men of the Ekaloka Island experience any of the following: strong winds, heavy rains, thunder, lightning, earthquakes, floods, fire, falling trees, storms, fragrant winds, hailstorms, lightning strikes, meteor showers, scorching heat, cold, snow, frost, eclipses of the moon and sun, meteor showers, eclipses of the moon and sun, earthquakes, floods, droughts, laughter, crying, weeping, sorrow, village fires, city fires, or even fires that consume entire settlements, or any kind of destruction of life, property, family, wealth, dwellings, or land?" "Venerable Sir, the men of the Ekaloka Island do not experience any of the following: strong winds, heavy rains, thunder, lightning, earthquakes, floods, fire, falling trees, storms, fragrant winds, hailstorms, lightning strikes, meteor showers, scorching heat, cold, snow, frost, eclipses of the moon and sun, meteor showers, eclipses of the moon and sun, earthquakes, floods, droughts, laughter, crying, weeping, sorrow, village fires, city fires, or even fires that consume entire settlements, or any kind of destruction of life, property, family, wealth, dwellings, or land." "Venerable Sir, do the men of the Ekaloka Island experience any of the following: quarrels, disputes, conflicts, arguments, hatred, enmity, or rebellion?" "Venerable Sir, the men of the Ekaloka Island do not experience any of the following: quarrels, disputes, conflicts, arguments, hatred, enmity, or rebellion." "Venerable Sir, do the men of the Ekaloka Island experience any of the following: great wars, great battles, great massacres, great heroes, great bloodshed, snakes, wild animals, darkness?" "Venerable Sir, the men of the Ekaloka Island do not experience any of the following: great wars, great battles, great massacres, great heroes, great bloodshed, snakes, wild animals, darkness?" "Venerable Sir, do the men of the Ekaloka Island experience any of the following: diseases, family diseases, village diseases, country diseases, world diseases, headaches, toothaches, earaches, eye aches, toothaches, nail aches, coughs, asthma, old age, diarrhea, dysentery, measles, leprosy, boils, ulcers, indigestion, constipation, hemorrhoids, epilepsy, paralysis, childhood diseases, snake bites, insect bites, ghost possession, demonic possession, fever, heart attacks, headaches, stomach aches, chest pains, abdominal pains, genital pains, village epidemics, or even epidemics that consume entire settlements, or any kind of destruction of life, property, family, wealth, dwellings, or land?" "Venerable Sir, the men of the Ekaloka Island do not experience any of the following: diseases, family diseases, village diseases, country diseases, world diseases, headaches, toothaches, earaches, eye aches, toothaches, nail aches, coughs, asthma, old age, diarrhea, dysentery, measles, leprosy, boils, ulcers, indigestion, constipation, hemorrhoids, epilepsy, paralysis, childhood diseases, snake bites, insect bites, ghost possession, demonic possession, fever, heart attacks, headaches, stomach aches, chest pains, abdominal pains, genital pains, village epidemics, or even epidemics that consume entire settlements, or any kind of destruction of life, property, family, wealth, dwellings, or land?" "Venerable Sir, do the men of the Ekaloka Island experience any of the following: illness, weakness, good health, or poor health?"