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in diameter. In the midst the mountain Maha Mem is 

 situated. This mountain Budha states, in the sermon on 

 the rising of seven suns, is 84,000 yoduns in length, 84,000 

 yoduns in breadth, 84,000 yoduns in height above the sea, 

 and 84,000 yoduns beneath its surface. (14.) It is surrounded 

 by seven circles of rocks, each circle being half the height 

 of the preceding one, (15,) commencing with Maha Meru and 



chakkawalan ayamatho withtharithocha yojananan dwadasasatha- 

 sahassani chathutthinsa sathanipanyasancha yojanani parikkepatho. 

 Sabbari sathasahassani chatthinsa parimandalan dasacheva sahassani 

 adduddani sathanicha. " Each sakwala is 1,203,450 yojanas in length 

 and breadth. In circumference 3,610,350" (see also comment to 

 the Winnaya.) 



(14.) See AnguttaraNikaya, 7th Nipata 8<s^<5? tBaaQ^©?s®«3 

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(^©S33 03)d58*9 ©^casdeaeseoesess^ os33ts§c^e ) ^9E)caS3<3 i S33, Sineru 

 bhikkawe pabbetharaja chaturasiti yojanasahassani ayamena cha- 

 turasiti yojanasahassani witharena chaturasite yojanasahassani 

 maha" samudde ajjho galho chaturasiti yojanasahassani maha 

 samudda atchuggatho (also Wisuddhimagga, comment on the 

 Winnaya). "Priests the great mountain Sineru is 84,000 yojanas 

 in length; 84,000 yojanas in breadth ; 84,000 yojanas sunk in the 

 great ocean, and 84,000 yojanas above the great ocean. 



Maha Meru is not square, but circular and rests on three pointed 

 rocks, like a vessel on a tripod. Where these rocks rise to the 

 elevation of 4000 yojanas, there Maha Meru rests firmly clasped 

 by them, as by a pair of pincers. The three rocks rest upon the 

 world of stone (Jinalankara. Chakkawala dipeniya.)" 



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oS'«3§S^)§S)3 Sinerussa upadda bhagappamane Yugandare 

 pabbato sinerun parikkhipitwa titho. Thassapi upaddabhagap- 

 pamane isadhare pabbato tan parikkhipitwa tithothi. Ewan assa- 

 kanna pariyosana satta pahbata sinerun parilikhipitwa titha. " Half 

 the height of Maha Meru the rock Yughandare stands en- 

 circling Sineru ; half the height of Yugandare, the ruck Isadare 



