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[The Statement of the Deadly Continent] The statement of the Deadly Continent 174. The name of the two continents of the Salty Ocean is Dhayi-sande, which is situated in a circular shape and is surrounded by all sides. Dhayi-sande, O Venerable! Is it a circular or a non-circular wheel-shaped continent? Gotama! It is a circular wheel-shaped continent, not a non-circular wheel-shaped continent. Dhayi-sande, O Venerable! What is the extent of the wheel-shaped continent and what is its circumference? Gotama! The extent of the wheel-shaped continent is four hundred thousand yojanas, and its circumference is one hundred and twenty-one thousand yojanas, ten thousand yojanas, nine hundred yojanas, and a little more than two hundred yojanas. This is surrounded on all sides by one mountain peak and one forest, and both these are surrounded by the circumference of the ocean. Dhayi-sande, O Venerable! How many gates does the continent have? Gotama! It has four gates - Vijaya, Vaijayante, Jayante, and Aparajita. Tell me, O Venerable! Which gate is named Vijaya on the continent of Dhayi-sande? Gotama! The gate named Vijaya on the continent of Dhayi-sande is located where the great river Soyaa flows out from the eastern side of the continent of Dhayi-sande and enters the eastern side of the Salty Ocean. This is the measure. The kings of the other continents of Dhayi-sande, the two continents, should be told and informed. Thus, these four gates should be told. Dhayi-sande, O Venerable! What is the distance between the gate and the gate of the continent? Gotama! The distance between the gate and the gate of the continent is ten thousand yojanas, twenty-seven thousand yojanas, seventy-five yojanas, and three kosas. Dhayi-sande, O Venerable! Is the Salty Ocean filled with water? Yes, it is filled. Then, O Venerable! Is the Salty Ocean on the continent of Dhayi-sande? It is on Dhayi-sande, not on the Salty Ocean. Thus, it is on the Salty Ocean. Do the living beings of the continent of Dhayi-sande go to the Salty Ocean? Gotama! They go to the Salty Ocean, but they do not go to the Salty Ocean. Thus, they go to the Salty Ocean, but they do not go to the Salty Ocean. Why, O Venerable! Is it like this - Dhayi-sande continent, Dhayi-sande continent? Gotama! The two Dhayi-sandes are there, and there are Dhayi-rukkhas, Dhayi-vanas, and Dhayi-vanasandas everywhere.