The pyres and the stūpas
A round pyre in the east for the Master, a triangular one in the south for the Ikṣvāku sages, a rectangular one in the west for the rest; then three jewelled stūpas “like three new peaks”, and a hundred more outside the hall.
The gods laid out three pyres: "a round funeral pyre of gośīrṣa-sandal in the east for the Master's body", a triangular one in the south for the rishis of the Ikṣvāku family, a rectangular one in the west for the other ascetics. Where they had burnt, three jewelled stūpas were raised "that were like three new peaks of Mt. Aṣṭāpada" — the map sets them at east, south and west of the hall, at the pyres' quarters.
Later Bharata added a hundred: "the Blessed One's stūpa and those of his ninety-nine brothers", outside the hall. Their sizes and placing are not recorded; the map rings them round the hall as marks.
Measurements and counts
| Pyres | 3 — round E, triangular S, rectangular W |
|---|---|
| Of | gośīrṣa sandalwood |
| Stūpas on the pyres | 3, jewelled |
| Stūpas outside the hall | 100 — the Lord's and the 99 brothers' |
| Sizes | not recorded |