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Third Pratipatti: On the Vanakhanda-dharma, below and above the signs, in the intervals between the two signs, in the sides of the vedika, in one region of the sides, in the intervals of the two sides, there are many utpala (lotus), padma (sun-evolved lotus), kumuda (moon-evolved lotus), nalina, subhaga, saugandhika, pundarlka (white lotus), mahapundarlka (large white lotus), shatapatra, sahasrapatra, and other diverse lotuses. These lotuses are all-jeweled, clean, and beautiful, and are replicas.
These lotuses are like large umbrellas (chattris) planted during the rainy season. O venerable ascetic! Therefore, this padmavara-vedika is called padmavara-vedika. O Lord! Is the padmavara-vedika eternal or non-eternal? Gautama! It is somewhat eternal and somewhat non-eternal.
O Lord! Why is it said that the padmavara-vedika is somewhat eternal and somewhat non-eternal? Gautama! It is eternal in terms of substance and non-eternal in terms of color-modifications, taste-modifications, smell-modifications, and touch-modifications. Therefore, O Gautama, it is said that the padmavara-vedika is somewhat eternal and somewhat non-eternal.
O Lord! For how long will the padmavara-vedika last? Gautama! It was not that it 'never was', it is not that 'it never is', and it is not that 'it will never be'. It was, is, and will always be. It is permanent, fixed, eternal, imperishable, indestructible, stable, and eternal.
This is the description of the padmavara-vedika. Vanakhanda-varnana 126 [1] "Then, going further, one sees in that great forest the padmavara-vedika, which extends for two yojanas, surrounded by the horizon, with various hues from black to white, up to..."