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[Third Chapter: Description of the Council of Chamarendra] [329] "O Gautama! How many councils of the Asuras are there in the realm of the Asura king Chamarendra? What is the name of the inner council? What is the name of the outer council?" "O Gautama! The inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra is called *Abhitariya*, the middle council is called *Majjhimia*, and the outer council is called *Bahriya*." "O Gautama! How many years do the gods stay in the inner council? How many years do the gods stay in the middle council? How many years do the gods stay in the outer council?" "O Gautama! The gods stay in the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra for twenty-four *paliovamā* years, in the middle council for twenty-eight *paliovamā* years, and in the outer council for thirty-two *paliovamā* years." "O Gautama! How many years do the goddesses stay in the inner council? How many years do the goddesses stay in the middle council? How many years do the goddesses stay in the outer council?" "O Gautama! The goddesses stay in the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra for thirty-two *paliovamā* years, in the middle council for thirty *paliovamā* years, and in the outer council for twenty-five *paliovamā* years." "O Gautama! How are these councils of the Asura king Chamarendra classified? Are they classified as *Samita*, *Chanda*, and *Jaya*?" "O Gautama! The inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra is called *Samita*, the middle council is called *Chanda*, and the outer council is called *Jaya*." "O Gautama! Do the gods of the inner council go out or not? Do the gods of the middle council go out or not? Do the gods of the outer council go out or not?" "O Gautama! The gods of the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra do not go out, the gods of the middle council go out sometimes, and the gods of the outer council go out." "O Gautama! When the Asura king Chamarendra is engaged in his duties in the high places, does he stay with the inner council, the middle council, or the outer council?" "O Gautama! When the Asura king Chamarendra is engaged in his duties in the high places, he stays with the inner council, sometimes with the middle council, and sometimes with the outer council." "O Gautama! How are these councils of the Asura king Chamarendra classified? Are they classified as *Samita*, *Chanda*, and *Jaya*?" "O Gautama! The inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra is called *Samita*, the middle council is called *Chanda*, and the outer council is called *Jaya*." [118] "O Bhagavan! How many councils are there in the realm of the Asura king Chamarendra?" "O Gautama! There are three councils, namely *Samita*, *Chanda*, and *Jaya*. The inner council is called *Samita*, the middle council is called *Chanda*, and the outer council is called *Jaya*." "O Bhagavan! How many gods are there in the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra? How many gods are there in the middle council? How many gods are there in the outer council?" "O Gautama! There are twenty-four thousand gods in the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra, twenty-eight thousand gods in the middle council, and thirty-two thousand gods in the outer council." "O Bhagavan! How many goddesses are there in the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra? How many goddesses are there in the middle council? How many goddesses are there in the outer council?" "O Gautama! There are three hundred and fifty goddesses in the inner council of the Asura king Chamarendra, three hundred goddesses in the middle council, and two hundred and fifty goddesses in the outer council."