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STANDARD THROUGH SIMILES (OVAMIA)
135 (1) conceptual (that is a store containing fine material
which is conceptual); and (2) practical (that is, a store containing gross material).
378. Of them, what is conceptual is to be postponed (for consideration later on in sutta No. 381).
379. Of them, what is practical is (as follows):
(Suppose) there is a particular (circular) store, which is (by ussehamgula) one jogara in length and breadth and one joyara in depth. As regards its surrounding wall (that is, circumference), it is three times (of one joyaņa, that is, three joyanas) and extra-plus, That
re is completely...up to...packed with many kotis of hair-tips grown in one day, to days, three days, (etc.). 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 in every one hundred years till the store becomes empty, free from dust, without defilement (of hair tips) and clean (gives an idea of the practical number).
This (that is, the number of time-instants required for emptying the store) is the practical (number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying a store. (Here, runs a verse):
(The number) which is equal to) 'ten time of koda kodi' of the number indicated by) such stores is the measure of the practical (number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying an ocean //109//
380. What is the purpose of the practical (number indicated by standard) thrcugh the simile of time-instants required for emptying a store and (the practical number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying an ocean ? of these (viz. the practical number indicated by standard through the simile of time-instants required for emptying a store and the practical number indicated by standard through the simile of time-instants required for emptying an ocean), there is no purpose, (it is) explained only for the general explanation (of its definition).
This is the practical (number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying a store.
381. Then what is the conceptual (number indicated by standard) through the simile of time-instants required for emptying a
