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Elaboration—The description of trees of the forest-region in Aupapatik * Sutra is very important in the context of science of horticulture and botany. In brief, the description is as follows
"The trees of these forest-region are very deep having widely spread roots They are having bulbous, roots, trunk, bark, branches, subbranches, leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds They are round in shape like an umbrella Their trunk is full of branches and sub-branches, projecting upwards. Their trunk is so big and round that even men with their joined hands cannot surround it Leaves are so thick that no space appears to be in existence between them The leaves and buds always look fresh. The buds are extremely soft. They are always having flowers of all seasons. They are bent downwards, specially bent, flowered, budded, bunched and being bent they look like having head-ornaments. They are echoing with the sounds made by parrots, peacocks, maina, nightingale, nandimukh, quails, partridges, charawal, kal swan, duck, cranes and others. Many natural covered spaces have been formed due to bunches and creepers. They are fragrant with sweet and healthy smell. Thus all the bright pleasant worth-seeing, grand and attractive.
१३७. तेसि णं वणसंडाणं अंतो बहसमरमणिज्जा भूमिभागा पण्णत्ता, से जहानामए
आलिंगपुक्खरे ति वा जाव णाणाविह पंचवण्णेहिं मणीहि च तणेहि य उवसोभिया, तेसि कणं गंधो फासो णेयव्वो जहक्कम।
१३७. उन वनखंडों के मध्य मे अति सम रमणीय भूमिभाग (समतल मैदान) है। वे मैदान आलिग पुष्कर (मृदग नामक बाजे के मुंह पर मॅढे चमडे के समान) समतल यावत् नाना प्रकार के रग-बिरगे पंचरगे मणियों और तृणो से उपशोभित है। इन मणियों के गंध और स्पर्श
यथाक्रम से पूर्व में किये गये मणियो के गध और स्पर्श के वर्णन के समान जानना चाहिए। " 137. In the centre of the forest-regions, there are level grounds.
Those grounds are finely levelled like leather on the face of a drum. They are shining with coloured jewels and grass. The fragrance and touch of these gems may be considered as those described earlier. मणियों और तृणों की ध्वनियाँ
१३८. (प्रश्न) तेसि णं भंते ! तणाण य मणीण य पुवावर-दाहिणुत्तरागतेहिं वाएहिं मंदायं मंदायं एइयाणं बेइयाणं कंपियाणं चालियाणं फंदियाणं घट्टियाणं खोभियाणं उदीरियाणं केरिसए सद्दे भवति ?
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Rai-paseniya Sutra
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