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the north and in the south of the isle named Dhātakikhanda, is it night ?
A. 19. Yes, Gautama, it is so,...till it is night...till the rest is to be noted in this order.
Q. 20. Bhante! When in the south of the isle named Dhāta kikhanda, it is first avasarpiņi, then in the north too, it is first avasarpiņi ; and when in the north, it is first avasarpiņi, then, in the east and in the west of Mount Meru, no avasarpiņi...till (a fixed time). Are they so ?
A. 20. Yes, Gautama, they are so....till (a fixed-time). What has been said of the Salt Sea is to be repeated about the Kālodadhi, difference being that the name of the Kālodadhi Sea has to be stated.
Q. 21. Bhante! In the inner half of Puşkara (facing Dhātakik haņda), does the sun rise in the north-east, (and so on, repeat as before) ?
A. 21. What has been stated about Dhātakikhanļa is to be repeated about the inner half of Puşkara, difference being that the inner half of Puşkara is to be stated in place of Dhatakikhanda,...till in the inner half of Puşkara, in the east and in the west of Mount Meru, there is neither avasarpiņi nor utsarpiņi, but a fixed time.
ta già ! và đa ! GL
So they are. Bhante! Glory be to the Lord? So saying, Gautama paid homage and obeisance to Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira and withdrew to his seat.
पढमो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो । Chapter one ends
