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placed many planks made of gold and silver. In these planks of gold and silver there were many ivory pegs set with diamonds. On these ivory pegs set with diamonds, there were hanging many garlands and wreaths, that were circular and woven in black threads. In the Sudharma Assembly there are forty-eight thousand Gomānasikas (or sofas),...just like the Manogulikās...upto the ivory pegs. On these ivory pegs there are many suspenders made of silver. On these silver hangers (or suspenders), there are many incense-pots...made of lapis-lazuli; on these incense pots...there was exellent Kālāguru...etc. [ Page 186 Inside the Sudharma Assembly hall there is a level and charming piece of ground...upto...decorated with gems...the touch. of gems...and the ceiling. In the centre of that very smooth, even and beautiful piece of ground, there is a big jewelled dais (or platform), sixteen yojanas in length and breadth, eight yojanas in thickness...all made of jewels...upto..beautiful. On that jewelled-platform there is a sacred pillar Māṇavaka, sixty yojanas in height, one yojana deep, one yojana in breadth, having fortyeight corners, having forty-eight tips (or tops), and having forty-eight reflection (?)...the rest (of the description) like that of the big Indra-banner. Leaving twelve yojanas above and twelve yojanas below, on the thirty two yojanas in between, there are many slabs of gold and silver. On these slabs of gold and silver, there were many ivory pegs set in with diamonds. On those ivory pegs set in with diamonds, there were many suspenders. made of silver. On these silver-suspenders, there were many round and circular caskets. In those round and. circular diamond caskets, there were kept many bones.
