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In the [Bahalya etc. exposition], the Vimana-Prithvi is twenty-six hundred yojanas thick. In the Brahmaloka and Lantaka, it is twenty-five hundred yojanas thick. In the Mahashukra and Sahasrar, it is twenty-four hundred yojanas thick. In the Aranat, Pranat, Parana, and Achyut kalpas, the Vimana-Prithvi is twenty-three hundred yojanas thick. In the Aveyaka, the Vimana-Prithvi is twenty-two hundred yojanas thick. In the Anuttara Vimana, the Vimana-Prithvi is twenty-one hundred yojanas thick. Bhagavan! How high are the Vimana in the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa? Gautama! They are five hundred yojanas high. In the Sanatkumara and Mahendra, they are six hundred yojanas high. In the Brahmaloka and Lantaka, they are seven hundred yojanas high. In the Mahashukra and Sahasrar, they are eight hundred yojanas high. In the Pranat, Parana, Aranat, and Achyut, they are nine hundred yojanas high. In the Graveyaka Vimana, they are ten hundred yojanas high. And the Anuttara Vimana is said to be eleven hundred yojanas high. 201 (a) Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, how are the Vimana classified? Gautama! They are classified in two ways: 1. Avaliya-Pravista and 2. Pravaliya-Bahya. Of those that are Avaliya-Pravista, they are classified in three ways: 1. Vatta, 2. Tansa, and 3. Chauransa. Of those that are Avaliya-Bahya, they are classified according to their knowledge. This continues up to the Graveyaka Vimana. The Anuttara-Upavaiya Vimana is classified in two ways: 1. Batte and 2. Tansa. Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, how are the Vimana classified in terms of their base and diameter, and how are they classified in terms of their circumference? Gautama! They are classified in two ways: 1. Sankhejjaviththada and 2. Asankhejjaviththada. Just as in the Paraga, so too up to the Anuttara-Upavaiya, they are Sankhejjaviththada and Asankhejjaviththada. Of those that are Sankhejjaviththada, they are the size of Jambudvipa. The Asankhejjaviththada are classified in terms of their circumference as being as many as countless yojanas. Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, what colors are the Vimana? Gautama! They are classified in five colors: 1. Kina, 2. Nila, 3. Lohiya, 4. Halidda, and 5. Sukkila. In the Sanatkumara-Mahendra, they are classified in four colors: Nila up to Sukkila. In the Brahmaloka-Lantaka, they are classified in three colors: Lohiya up to Sukkila. In the Mahashukra-Sahasrar, they are classified in two colors: Halidda and Sukkila. In the Pranat-Parana-Aranat-Achyut, they are Sukkila. The Graveyaka Vimana are Sukkila. The Anuttara-Upavaiya Vimana are classified as being of the most excellent Sukkila color. Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, how are the Vimana classified in terms of their light? Gautama! They are classified as being of the Nitchaloya, Nitchujjoya, and Sayamphaba light, up to the Anuttara-Upavaiya Vimana, which are classified as being of the Nitchaloya, Nitchujjoya, and Sayamphaba light. Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, how are the Vimana classified in terms of their fragrance? Gautama! They are classified as having the fragrance of the Agaru wood, up to the Anuttara Vimana. Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, how are the Vimana classified in terms of their touch? They are classified as having the touch of the Pai, Rue, and Sancha, up to the Anuttara-Upavaiya Vimana. 201 (a) Bhagavan! In the Saudharma-Ishana kalpa, how are the Vimana described in terms of their shape? Gautama! They are of two types: 1. Avaliya-Pravista and 2. Pravaliya-Bahya. Those that are