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Rāypaseniya-sutta.
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Sohamma assembly-hall there are three doors. They are as follows:- On the eartern, southern, and northern sides. Those doors are sixteen Yojanas in height, eight Yojanas in breadth, and the entrances are of the same size They are white and equipped with small peaks prepared out of excellent gold (upto....... decked by) wreaths. On each and every door there are eight auspicious flags and umbrellas over umbrellas. Iņ front of every door there is à platform. Those platforms in front are one hundred Yojanas in length, fifty Yojanas in breadth and a little bit more in height (their description is the same as that of the congregation hall). On the three sides of each of those platforms there' are three doors. They are as follows:- On the eastern, southern, and northern sides. Those doors are sixteen Yojanas in height, eight Yojanas in breadth, and the entrances are of the same size. They are white and equipped with small peaks made of excellent gold (upto...decked by) wreaths. "The surface of the ground of those platforms and the ceiling ( is to be described in the same way ). Above each of those platforms there are eight auspicious banners and umbrellas
