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391 [2]. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the gods in the Sohamma Kappa stated to be ? It is, Goyama, one paliovama in the minimum and two sägarovamas in the maximum. (How long), O Lord, (is the duration) of the married)1 goddesses in the Sohamma Kappa ? It is, Goyama, one paliovama in ihe minimum and seven paliovamas in the maximum. (How long), O Lord, (is the duration) of the unmarried goddesses in the Sohamma Kappa ? It is, Goyama, one paliovama in the minimum and fifty paliovamas in the maximum.
391 [3]. How long, O Lord, is the duration' of the gods in the Isāņa Kappa stated to be ? It is, Goyama, a little more than one pali ovama in the minimum and a little more than two sägarovamas in the maximum. (How long), O Lord, is the duration) of the (married) goddesses in the Isāņa Kappa ? It is, Goyama, a little more than one paliovama in the minimum and nine paliovamas in the maximum. (How long), O Lord, (is the duration) of the unmarried goddesses in the Isāņa Kappa ? It is, Goyama, a little more than one paliovama in the minimum and fifty-five paliovamas in the maximum.
391 [4]. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the gods in the Sanamkumara Kappa stated to be ? It is, Goyama, two sāgrovamas in the minimum and seven sägaromavas in the maximum.
391 [5]. (How long), O Lord, (is the duration) of the gods in the Mahimda Kappa ? It is, Gotama, a little more than two săgarovamas in the minimum and a little more than seven sagarovamas in the maximum
391 [6]. (How long), O Lord, is the duration) of the gods in the Bambhaloa Kappa ? It is, Goyama, seven sāgarovamas in the minimum and ten sägarovamas in the maximum.
391 [7]. Similarly, how long is the duration (of the gods) Kappa-wise stated to be? It is, to be spoken of as follows: in Lamtaa-ten sägarovamas in the minimum and fourteen sagarovamas
in the maximum. in Mahasukka--fourteen sägarovamas in the minimum and seventeen
sägarovamas in the maximum. in sahassāra-seventeen sägarovamas in the minimum and eighteen
sagaro Damas in the maximum. in Anaa--eighteen sägarovamas in the minimum and nineteen sägarovamas
in the maximum.
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1. Vide Puppha Bhikkhu's Suttagame, Part II, p. 1139, line 5.
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