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The Third Discourse: Description of the Padmavaravedika [From 347]
"What is a Padmavaravedika, Venerable Sir?"
"Well, a Padmavaravedika is a platform, a platform where, in that particular place, in those particular regions, in those particular Vedikas, in those particular Vedika-bhaasas, in those particular Vedika-sisa-phalas, in those particular Vedika-pudantaras, in those particular Khamas, in those particular Khamba-bhaasas, in those particular Khamba-soses, in those particular Khamba-pudantaras, in those particular Suis, in those particular Sui-muhas, in those particular Sui-phalas, in those particular Sui-pudantaras, in those particular Pakkhas, in those particular Pakkha-bhaasas, in those particular Pakkha-perantaras, there are many, many Uppa-laais, Pau-maais, even up to a hundred thousand Pattaais, all adorned with Achchaais, Sahaais, Lanhaais, Dhatthaais, Mattaa-is, Gorayaais, Nimmalaais, Nippankaais, Nikkankadchchaayaais, Sapphabaais, Samiriyaais, Saujjoyaais, Pasaadiyaais, Darisanijjaais, Abhiruvaais, Padiruvaais, Maha-maha-Vasikkachchattasamayaais, and Pannaattaais, O Samanau-so!"
"So, Venerable Sir, that is what is called a Padmavaravedika."
"Venerable Sir, is it a Sasaya or an Asasaya?"
"Well, it is a Sasaya, it is an Asasaya."
"So, Venerable Sir, that is what is called a Sasaya, an Asasaya."
"Well, it is a Sasaya because of the Dabdhattaya; it is an Asasaya because of the Vanna-pajjavehis, Gandha-pajjavehis, Rasa-pajjavehis, and Phasa-panjjavehis."
"So, Venerable Sir, that is what is called a Sasaya, an Asasaya."
"Venerable Sir, how long does the Kalamo last?"
"Well, it has never been, it is now, and it will never be. It is, it was, and it will be. It is a Sasaya according to the Dhuva-niyaya, an Akkhaya, an Anvaya, a Pravatiya, a Niccha Padmavaravediya."
[125] In the exact middle of that world, there is said to be a vast Padmavaravedika. That Padmavaravedika is half a yojana high and five hundred dhanus wide. It is made of all jewels. Its circumference is equal to the circumference of the middle part of the world. This Padmavaravedika is made of all jewels, it is pure, it is beautiful, it is perfect. The description of that Padmavaravedika is as follows: its Nems (the parts that rise above the ground) are made of Vajraratna, its Mula-paayas (the base) are made of Rishtaratra, its pillars are made of Vaiduryaratna, its Pattis (panels) are made of gold and silver, its joints are made of Vajra, its Suchias (these Suchias are like sandals that hold the Pattis together, preventing them from disintegrating) are made of Lohitakshararatna! The pictures of human beings and other bodies that are drawn here are made of many kinds of jewels, and the pictures of pairs of men and women are also made of many kinds of jewels. The pictures that are drawn in addition to the human pictures are all made of many kinds of jewels. The pictures of pairs of many beings are also made of various jewels. Its Pakkha-ajuu-baaju parts (the sides) are made of Ankaratnas. The large, large Prushta-vanshas are made of a jewel called Jyotiraratna. The bamboo that is placed on both sides of the large vanshas in a slanting manner to keep them stable is also made of Jyotiraratna. The long wooden planks that are placed on top of the bamboo on the roof are made of silver. The Prohadanias (large kimdias for covering) that are placed on top of the Kambas (pillars) to cover them are made of gold, and the Punchhanias (small kimdias like soft grass for dense covering) are made of Vajraratna. The covering above the Punchhani and below the Kavel is made of white silver.