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DESCRIPTION OF PILLAR
166. A jewelled raised platform (small table) is in front of each of the pavilions of the house for spectators. These platforms are 16 yojans long, 16 yojans wide and 8 yojans thick. All of them are completely jewelled and clean like crystal. They are grand.
On every platform there is unique worth looking mound (Stupa). The mounds are 16 yojans long, 16 yojans wide squire type and their height is a little more than 16 yojans. They are white like a conch or white jewel (Ank jewel). They are all studded with jewels clean upto worth seeing.
On each of the Stupa (mound), there are eight auspicious symbols, flags, umbrella one above the other, and upto lotus earrings making them to look.
On every side of the Stupa, there is a jewelled platform. These platforms are 8 yojans square, 4 yojans thick, made of gems, neat and upto attractive.
On each platform there is a statue of Tirthankar, equal to his size, facing the Stupa with legs crossed and hands on them. They are of – ( 1 ) Rishabh (The first Tirthankar of Bharat area), (2) Vardhman (The last Tirthankar of Bharat area), (3) Chandranan (The first Tirthankar of Airavat area of Jambu Dveep belonging to this ‘Avasarpani time-cycle), and (4) Varishen (The twenty fourth Tirthankar of Airavat area of Jambu Dveep belonging to this Avasarpani period).
चैत्य वृक्ष
१६७. तेसि णं थूभाणं पुरतो पत्तेयं पत्तेयं मणिपेढियाओ पण्णत्ताओ । ताओ णं मणिपेढियाओ सोलस जोयणाई आयामविक्खंभेणं, अट्ठ जोयणाइं बाहल्लेणं, सव्वमणिमईओ जाव पडिरूवाओ।
तासि णं मणिपेढियाणं उवरिं पत्तेयं पत्तेयं चेइयरुक्खे पण्णत्ते, ते णं चेइयरुक्खा अट्ठ जोयणाइं उड़्ढं उच्चत्तेणं अद्धजोयणं उव्वेहेणं, दो जोयणाई खंधा, अद्धजोयणं विक्खंभेणं, छ जोयणाई विडिमा, बहुमज्झदेसभाए अट्ठ जोयणाई आयामविक्खंभेणं, साइरेगाइं अट्ठ जोयणाई सव्वग्गेणं पण्णत्ता ।
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