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48. एगमेगस्स णं रन्नो चाउरंतचक्कवट्टिस्स अडयालीसं पट्टणसहस्सा पण्णत्ता। धम्मस्स णं अरहतो 'अडयालीसंगणा अडयालीसंगणहरा होत्था। सूरमंडले णं अडयालीसं एकसट्टिभागे जोयणस्स विक्खंभेणं पण्णत्ते।
Forty eight thousand portal cities (pattaņa) are expounded of the each Universal emperor of four directions. Seer Dharma had forty-eight groups (gana) and forty-eight direct-disciples. The extension of diurnal circle or solar orbit is expounded forty-eighth of sixty-one part of ayojana (48/61).
1. "इह अष्टचत्वारिंशद् गणा गणधराश्चोक्ताः, आवश्यके तु त्रिचत्वारिंशत् पठचन्ते, तदिदं मतान्तरमिति" -अटी०॥
Notes A. In this sūtra the number of groups and direct-disciples of the Order of Seer Dharma is given as forty-eight while in Āvaśyakaniryukti it is mentioned as forty-three, i.e. forty-three groups and direct disciples'.
1. Samavāo, p. 212.
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