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[Second Place] [175 (Su. 196) Thus, it should be said that just as the thousands of Prāyārakkha deva, and many other Sōhaṁmagakappa-dwelling Vēmāniya devas and devīs, as well as their attendants, are said to be present, (Su. 196) they dwell there. [197-1 Pr.] Bhagavan! Where are the locations of the Sōhaṁmagakappa-dwelling devas, both those with sufficient and insufficient merit, said to be? Bhagavan! Where do the Sōhaṁmagakappa-dwelling devas reside? [197-1 Ut.] Gautama! In the island called Jambudvīpa, south of Mount Sumeru, above the extremely even and beautiful land of this gem-shining earth, many hundreds of yojanas, many thousands of yojanas, many lakhs of yojanas, many crores of yojanas, and many koṭi-koṭi yojanas above the celestial bodies like the moon, sun, planets, stars, and constellations, is said to be the kalpa called Sōhaṁmagakappa. It is long east-west, wide north-south, shaped like a half-moon, and has a color and radiance like a garland of jewels and a mass of lights. Its length and width are not only countless koṭi yojanas, but also countless koṭi-koṭi yojanas, and its circumference is also countless koṭi-koṭi yojanas. It is made entirely of gems, it is pure, (and all the other descriptions, ) up to "it is a model" (should be understood according to Su. 166). It is said that in that (Sōhaṁmagakappa) there are thirty-two lakh Vimana-āvāsa of the Sōhaṁmagakappa devas. Those Vimana are completely made of gems, they are pure, (and all the other descriptions) up to "it is a model," should be understood according to Su. 166. In the very middle of these Vimana, five Avataṁsaka are said to be. They are as follows: 1. Aśōkāvataṁsaka, 2. Saptaparṇāvataṁsaka, 3. Campakāvataṁsaka, 4. Cūtāvataṁsaka, and in the middle of these four, 5. Pañcayāṁ Sōhaṁmārāvataṁsaka. These Avataṁsaka are completely made of gems, they are pure, up to "it is a model," all the descriptions should be understood according to Su. 166. In these (Avataṁsaka) are said to be the locations of the Sōhaṁmagakappa devas with sufficient and insufficient merit. (Those locations) are in the countless parts of the world, according to the three (aforementioned) expectations. Many Sōhaṁmagakappa devas reside there, who are "Mahādhika" (and all the other descriptions) up to "shining" ("Pabhāsēmāṇā") (according to Su. 196) (should be said as before). There, they should be said to have their own lakhs of Vimana, their own thousands of Sāmaṇiya devas, just as it has been said (in Su. 196) about the Audhika (ordinary) Vēmānika, so also it should be said about these. Up to thousands of Prātmārakkha devas, and the dominion, leadership, etc. of many other Sōhaṁmagakappa-dwelling Vēmānika devas and devīs, up to "they dwell" ("Viharamti") (according to Su. 166) should be said. [2] Where the Devī-deva, the king of the devas, resides, Vajrapāṇi, Purandara, Satakkatū, Sahasrakhe, Maghava, Pāgasāsane, Dāhiṇaddhalogādhivatī, thirty-two thousand Vimana-āvāsa-adhivatī, Eravana-vāhana, Suriṁde, Parayambaravasthadhare, Prālaiyamāla-maude, Navahemacārucitta-cancalakuḍalavilihijjamāṇagaṇḍe, Mahiddhie, up to (Su. 166) "shining" ("Pabhāsēmāṇe"). There, in that place, of the thirty-two thousand Vimana-āvāsa, four hundred thousand Sāmaṇiya-sahassī, thirty-three Taya-tīsa-gaṇa, eight Lokapāla, eight Agamhiṣoṇa, with their families, three Parisā, seven Aniyā, seven Aniyā-adhivatī, and eight Urāsī, thousands of Prāyārakkha deva, and many other Sōhaṁmagakappa-dwelling Vēmānika devas and devīs, are said to be present, and they are said to be dwelling there, up to (Su. 166) "they dwell" ("Viharai").