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Rāypaseniya-sutta.
those seats there are many boards prepared out of gold and silver. On those golden and silvery boards there are multitudes of adamantine tusks of elephants. On those adamantine tusks of elephants there are collections of circular, and pendant wreaths and garlands woven in black threads. In Sohamma assembly-hall there are forty-eight-thousand extraordinary places of beds ( their description is the same as that of the seats..........[upto............tusks of elephants ). On those tusks of elephants there are a gocd deal of silvery loops. In those silvery loops there are many vessels made of Veruliya jewels for burning incense. Those vessels for burning incense (possess) excellent black agallochum [upto] decked with garlands of black threads). Inside that Sohamma assem. bly-hall the surface of the ground is exceedingly charming and even, [upto] decked with jewels ( the description of the contact of jewels and the ceiling). Exactly in the middle portion of the exceedingly charming and even surface of the floor, there is a magnificent precious stoned pedestal, which is ten Yojanas in length and breadth, eight Yojanas in thickness, and wholly prepared out of precious stones [upto]
