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Rāypaseniya-sutta.
the circumference is three lac-sixteen-thousandtwo-hundred-twenty-seven Yojanas, and more over three Kosās, one-hundred-twenty-eight Dhanus, thirteen and half fingers, and a little bit more, and its thickness is one Yojana. It is wholly made of Jambunaya jewel and is extraordinary [upto] splendid.
(34) That abode is surrounded on all sides by the allar named Paumvar and the latter is surrounded by one forest-grove. That Paumvarveiyā is half Yojana in height, five-hundred Dhanus in breadth, and the circumference is the same as that of the square kept at the entrance. The following type of description of that Paumvarveiyā is stated. Its foundation is of adamant, the base is of Rittha jewels, pillars are of Veruliya jewels, planks are of silver and gold, the nails are of Lohiyakkha jewels, the physical bodies are of variegated jewels, the pairs of corporal forms are of various types of jewels, (representations of) fascinating pictures are of different types of jewels, 'the pair of ( representations of ) the pictures are of variegated jewels, the projecting eaves of the altar are of Anka jewels, the chips of bamboos and bamboos slantingly placed on
