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[312] [Is there any going or coming, running or walking, village going or boat travel, or any kind of travel, even to the land of the liberated souls? No, there is no such understanding. The wise ones of the human race, who have understood the true nature of the world, know this! Yes, venerable sir! In the Ekoruk island, are there any cities like Ayagara, Tambagara, Sosagara, Suvannagara, Rayanagara, Vairagara, Vasuhara, Hirannavasa, Suvannavasa, Rayancasa, Vairavasa, Abharanavasa, Pattavasa, Pushpavasa, Phalavasa, Biyavasa, Mallavasa, Gandhavasa, Vannavasa, Chunnavasa, Kheerkhuttida, Rayanvatthi, Hirannavatthi, Suvannavatthi, or even Chunnavatthi? Are there good times or bad times, good harvests or bad harvests, scarcity or abundance, high prices or low prices, good markets or bad markets? Are there accumulations, collections, treasures, or destructions? Are there ancient wars, old weapons, old clothes, or old family traditions? Are there any villages, cities, forts, camps, or settlements? Are there any gatherings or assemblies? No, there is no such understanding. [111] (16) O Bhagavan! Are there houses and roads in the Ekoruk island? O Gautama! This meaning is not supported. O Ayushman Shraman! Those people live on trees that have become like houses. O Bhagavan! Are there villages, cities, or settlements in the Ekoruk island? O Ayushman Shraman! There are no villages, etc. there. They are free to move as they wish. O Bhagavan! Are there weapons, writing materials, agriculture, goods, and trade in the Ekoruk island? O Ayushman Shraman! These things are not there. They are free from weapons, writing materials, agriculture, goods, and trade. O Bhagavan! Are there silver, gold, bronze, clothes, gems, pearls, and abundant wealth, gems, pearls, conch shells, stones, corals, and other precious materials in the Ekoruk island? Yes, Gautama! There are, but those people do not have a strong attachment to them. O Bhagavan! Are there kings, princes, gods (enjoying worldly pleasures), sword-bearers (officials who wear golden swords given by the king), Mandaviks (owners of deserted dwellings), Kombikas, Ibyas (wealthy people), Sethas, generals, and Sarthavahahs (leading merchants who travel to other countries with many merchants) in the Ekoruk island? O Ayushman Shraman! All these things are not there. They are free from the behavior of wealth and respect, meaning that everyone is equal there, there is no inequality.