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AŅUOGADDĀRĀIM
SUTTAS 375
in the maximum. There each hair-tip is cut into innumerable parts. Each such (part of hair-tip is (equal to) an innumerablth part of th visible (particle), and is also (equal to) innumerable times the bodily occupation of micro-organic moss (which is finer than the part of hair. tip mentioned above). The fire cannot burn, the wind cannot blow away nor putrefy, nor damage nor can quickly make these hair tips emit bad smell. Now, the time required for taking out these hair-tips one by one at each instant till the store becomes empty, free from dust, without defilement (of hair-tips) and clean (gives an idea of the conceptual 'number'),
This (that is, the number of time-instants required for emptying the store) is the conceptual (number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying a store. (Here, runs a verse) ;
(The number) which is (equal to) 'ten times of kodakodi' of (the number indicated by) such stores is the measure of the conceptual (number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying an ocean l/108//
375. What is the purpose of the conceptual (number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying a store and the conceptual number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying an ocean ? By means of the conceptual (number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying a store and (the conceptual number indicated by standard) through the simle of emptying an ocean, (the number of) islands and oceans is obtained (by calculating the number of instants taken) in emptying (the store or the ocean).
376. How many are the islands and oceans, O Lord, stated (to exist) by means of such (calculation by) emptying ? The (number of) islands and oceans (obtained through calculation) by emptying is stated, O Goyama, to be (equal to) two and a half (21) times (the number) indicated in emptying one uddhārasa garovama.
This is the conceptual (number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying the store. This is the number indicated by standard) through the simile of emptying a store.!
377. Then what is the number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying a store ?? (The number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying a store is stated to be twofold, viz.
1. Vide supra, sutta No. 370. 2. Vide supra, sutta No. 369.
