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Rāypaseniya-sutta. (2.): Were those blue jewels exactly like the above given similies? ::.
(Ans.) No. It is not correct (Oh ! long lived ascetic !: After all those are analogical similies, but) those blue jewels were more agreeable, lovely, charming, and pleasing in colour. Following type of description is stated for red coloured jewels whatever were there. Those were red like blood of a ram, the blood of a rabbit, the blood of human being, the blood of wild swine, the blood of a buffalow, small Iydragop insect, the sun in the early morning, twilight colour, the complexion of the halk part of Gunja: fruit or Jasmine : flower Kimsuya flower, Parijatak flower, the best quality of vermilion, coral, off-shoot of .coral, red Akkha jewel, the juice of lac, the blanket prepared from the spit of a worm, the heaps of red lead, red lotuses, red: Ashoka, red Kanvira, or red Bandhujiva...
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: ... (Q.) Were those red jewels exactly like the above given similies? :. (Ans.). No. It is not correct. (Oh!.. long lived ascetic! After all those are analogical similies, but) those red jewels were more agreeable, :lovely, charming, and pleasing in colour.
