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Gold rampart

स्वर्णमय प्राकार

Raised by the Jyotiṣka gods, with battlements of jewels that Hemacandra compares to mirrors. The deck of the animals that came to listen.

The middle wall, and the one that carries the assembly's strangest claim: inside it predator and prey sit together, natural enmity suspended for as long as the preaching lasts.

Its four gates are kept by the goddesses Jayā, Vijayā, Ajitā and Aparājitā.

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Measurements and counts

Raised byJyotiṣka gods
Battlementsjewels, like mirrors
Holdsthe animals that came to hear
Steps up to it5,000

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समयं गोयम! मा पमायए

Do not be heedless, Gautama, for even a single samaya.

Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 10