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___ सुधर्मा सभा का ऊपरी भाग आठ-आठ मंगलो, ध्वजाओं और छत्रातिछत्रो से सुशोभित हो रहा है। ARMOURY
176. In the north of that bed there is 8 yojans long square and 4 yojans thick, totally jewelled big platform.
On that platform, a 60 yojans high, one yojan wide, Vajragemmed, beautiful, round, small Mahendra Dhvaj is fluttering. It is to decorated with eight auspicious symbols namely swastik and 3 others, flags and umbrellas one over the other.
In the west of that small Mahendra Dhvaj, there is armoury श (treasure of weapons) called 'Choppaal' of Suryabh Dev. This is all
made of silver. ___Many crystalline swords, thunder-bolts, bows and other important weapons of Suryabh Dev are stored there and wellprotected in that Choppaal. All those weapons are bright, shining, sharp-edged and providing satisfaction to the mind.
The upper part of the armoury is decorated with eight auspicious a symbols, flags and umbrellas one above the other. सिद्धायतन
१७७. सभाए णं सुहम्माए उत्तरपुरथिमेणं एत्थ णं महेगे सिद्धायतणे पण्णत्ते, एगं जोयणसयं आयामेणं, पन्नासं जोयणाई विक्खंभेणं, बावत्तरि जोयणाई उड्ढे उच्चत्तेणं, सभागमएणं जाव गोमाणसियाओ, भूमिभागा, उल्लोया तहेव।
१७७. उस सुधर्मा सभा के उत्तर-पूर्व दिग्भाग (ईशानकोण) मे एक विशाल सिद्धायतन (देवालय) है। वह सौ योजन लम्बा, पचास योजन चौडा और बहत्तर योजन ऊँचा है तथा
इस सिद्धायतन का गोमानसिकाओं पर्यन्त एवं भूमिभाग तथा चंदेवा का वर्णन सुधर्मा सभा * के समान (सूत्र १७१ के अनुसार) जानना चाहिए।
AN ETERNAL TEMPLE (SIDDHAYATAN)
177. In the north-east direction of Sudharma council-hall, there He is a great eternal temple. It is 100 yojans long, 50 yojans wide and
72 yojans high. The description of this temple upto long verandahs, so you earth-region and cloth-ceiling may be considered similar to that of Sudhama council-hall in aphorism 171.
र सूर्याभ वर्णन
(171)
Description of Suryabh Dev
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