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Bhagavati Sutra Bk. 3 Ch. 7
देवरणो सोमस्स महारण्णो संझप्पभे णामं महाविमाणे पष्णते - अद्धते रसजो सय सहस्साई आयामविक्खंभेण उणयालीस जोयणसयसहस्साइं बावण्णं च सहस्साइं अट्ठ य अडयाले जोयणसए किंचि विसेसाहिए परिक्वेवेणं पण्णत्ते जा सूरियाभविमाणस्स वत्तव्वया सा अपरिसेसा भाणियव्या जाव... अभिसेओ । णवरं सोमो देवो । संझप्पभस्स णं महाविमाणस्स अहे सपक्खिं सर्पाडिदिसिं असंखेज्जाई जोयणसहस्साइं ओगाहित्ता एत्थ णं सक्कस्स देविंदस्स देवरण्णो सोमस्स महारणो सोमा णामं रायहाणी पण्णत्ता - एगं जोयणस्य सहसं आयाम विक्खंभेणं जंबुद्दीवप्पमाणा । वेमाणियाणं माणस्स अद्धं यव्वं जाव... उवरियलेणं सोलस जोयणसहस्साइं आयामविक्खभेणं पण्णासं जोयणसहस्साइं पंच य सत्ताणउए जोयणसए किंचि विसेसूणे परिक्खेवेणं पण्णत्ते । पासायाणं चत्तारि परिवाडीओ णेयव्वाओ । सेसा णत्थि ।
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Q. 144. Bhante ! How many have been stated to be the Lokapālas of Sakra, the Indra of the gods, their king ?
A. 144. Gautama ! (He is) stated to have four Lokapalas. They are, Soma, Yama, Varuna and Vaiśramana.
Q. 145. Bhante! How many vimanas the four Lokapālas are stated to possess?
A. 145. Gautama ! They are stated to possess four vimānas which are : Sandhyaprabha, Varasista, Svayamjvala and
Valgu.
Q. 146. Bhante ! Where is the great vimāna named Sandhyaprabha of Mahārāja Soma, the Lokapāla of Sakra, the Indra of the gods, their king ?
A. 146. Gautama! To the south of Mount Meru, which is in Jambu-dvipa, a considerable part of the beautiful landscape of the Ratnaprabha hell is served by the moon, the sun, planets, stars and heavenly bodies. Many yojanas above this, there are five great celestial abodes, which are Aśoka, Saptaparna, Campaka, Cūta, with Saudharma in the centre of them. Now, to the east of that great vimāna, Saudharmāvatarśaka,
