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Vimanavatthu Contents VIMANAVATTHU (HEAVEN AND ITS MANSIONS) FROM BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS (TIPITAKA OR TRIPITAKA; SECTION-KHUDDAKA NIKAYA) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 3 I. THE FIRST DIVISION: WOMEN'S MANSIONS ....................................................... 4 1. SEAT SECTION ................................................................................................. 4 1.1 SEAT MANSION (1) ...................................................................................... 4 1.2 SECOND SEAT MANSION (2) ......................................................................... 6 1.3 THIRD SEAT MANSON (3) ............................................................................. 6 1.4 FOURTH SEAT MANSION (4) ......................................................................... 7 1.5 ELEPHANT MANSION (5) .............................................................................. 8 1.6 FIRST BOAT MANSION (6) ............................................................................. 9 1.7 SECOND BOAT MANSION (7) ...................................................................... 10 1.8 THIRD BOAT MANSION (8) ........................................................................ 11 1.9 LAMP MANSION (9) .................................................................................... 13 1.10 SESAMUM-GIFT MANSION (10)................................................................ 14 1.11 FIRST CHASTE WIFE MANSION (11) .......................................................... 15 1.12 SECOND CHASTE WIFE MANSION (12) ..................................................... 16 1.13 FIRST DAUGHTER-IN-LAW MANSION (13) ................................................ 16 1.14 SECOND DAUGHER-IN-LAW MANSION (14) ............................................. 17 1.15 UTTARA'S MANSION (15) ......................................................................... 18 1.16 SIRIMA'S MANSION (16) ........................................................................... 22 1.17 KESAKARI'S MANSION (17) ....................................................................... 26 2.THE SECOND DIVISION: CITTALATA ............................................................... 28 2.1 SLAVE-WOMAN'S MANSION (18) ............................................................... 28 2.2 LAKHUMA'S MANSION (19) ....................................................................... 29 2.3 RICE-CRUST-GIVER'S MANSION (20) ........................................................... 30 2.4 THE CHANDALI'S MANSION (21) ................................................................ 32 2.5 LOVELY LADY'S MANSION (22) ................................................................... 33 2.6 SONADINNA'S MANSION (23) .................................................................... 34 2.7 UPOSATHA'S MANSION (24)....................................................................... 35 2.8,2.9 NIDDA'S AND SUNIDDA'S MANSIONS (25,26) ...................................... 36 2.10 ALMSGIVER'S MANSION (27).................................................................... 36 2.11 SECOND ALMSGIVER'S MANSION (28) ..................................................... 37 III. THIRD DIVISION: PARICCHATTAKA (CORAL TREE) ......................................... 38 3.1. SPLENDID MANSION (29) .......................................................................... 38 3.2 SUGARCANE MANSION (30) ....................................................................... 39 3.3 DEVAN MANSION (31) ................................................................................ 40 3.4 LATA'S MANSION (32) ............................................................................... 41 3.5 GUTTILA'S MANSION (33) ........................................................................... 42 3.6 DAZZLING MANSION (34) ........................................................................... 45 3.7 PESAVATI'S MANSION (35) ........................................................................ 47 3.8 MALLIKA'S MANSION (36) .......................................................................... 50 3.9 VISALAKKHI'S MANSION (37) ...................................................................... 51 3.10 CORAL TREE MANSION (38)...................................................................... 52 IV. THE FOURTH DIVISION: CRIMSON ................................................................ 53 4.1 CRIMSON MANSION (39) ............................................................................ 53 1 4.2 SHINING MANSION (40) ............................................................................. 53 4.3 ELEPHANT MANSION (41) .......................................................................... 54 4.4 ALOMA'S MANSION (42) ............................................................................ 55 4.5 RICE-GRUEL-GIVER'S MANSION (43) .......................................................... 56 4.6 MONASTERY MANSION (44) ....................................................................... 57 4.7 FOUR WOMEN MANSION (45) .................................................................. 60 4.8 MANGO MANSION (46) .............................................................................. 61 4.9 YELLOW MANSION (47) ............................................................................. 62 4.10 SUGARCANE MANSION (48) ..................................................................... 63 4.11 HONOURING MANSION (49) ................................................................... 64 4.12 RAJJUMALA'S MANSION (50) ................................................................... 64 2. MEN'S MANSIONS ............................................................................................ 67 V. THE FIFTH DIVION: GREAT CHARIOT ............................................................. 67 5.1. THE FIRST : FROG-DEVA'S MANSION (51) ................................................. 67 5.2 REVATI'S MANSION (52) ............................................................................. 67 5.3 MANSION OF CHATTA, A BRAHMAN YOUTH (53) ...................................... 70 5.4 CRAB–SOUP-GIVER-MANSION (54) ............................................................ 72 5.5 DOOR-KEEPER'S MANSION (55) ................................................................. 73 5.6 SHOULD-BE-DONE MANSION (56) .............................................................. 74 5.7 SECOND SHOULD-BE-DONE MANSION (57) ............................................... 74 5.8 NEEDLE MANSION (58) ............................................................................... 74 5.9 SECOND NEEDLE MANSION (59) ................................................................ 75 5.10 ELEPHANT MANSION (60) ........................................................................ 75 5.11 SECOND ELEPHANT MANSION (61) .......................................................... 76 5.12 THIRD ELEPHANT MANSION (62) ............................................................. 76 5.13 LITTLE CHARIOT MANSION (63) ................................................................ 77 5.14 GREAT CHARIOT MANSION (64) ............................................................... 80 VI. THE SIXTH DIVISION :PAYASI ....................................................................... 83 6.1 HOME MANSION (65) ................................................................................. 83 6.2 SECOND HOME MANSION (66) .................................................................. 83 6.3 FRUIT-GIVER'S MANSION (67) .................................................................... 83 6.4 ASYLUM-GIVER'S MANSION (68) ................................................................ 84 6.5 SECOND ASYLUM-GIVERS'S MANSION. (69) ............................................... 85 6.6 ALMSFOOD-GIVER'S MANSION (70) ........................................................... 85 6.7 BARLEY-WATCHER'S MANSION (71) ........................................................... 85 6.8 EARRINGS-WEARER MANSION (72) ............................................................ 86 6.9 SECOND EARRINGS-WEARER MANSION (73) ............................................. 86 6.10 UTTARA'S MANSION (74) ......................................................................... 86 VII. THE SEVENTH DIVISION: SUNIKKHITTA ...................................................... 87 7.1 CITTALATA(EDEN) MANSION (75) .............................................................. 87 7.2 NANDANA MANSION (76) .......................................................................... 88 7.3 JEWELLED SHAFT MANSION (77) ................................................................ 88 7.4 GOLDEN MANSION (78) ............................................................................. 88 7.5 MANGO MANSION (79) .............................................................................. 89 7.6 COWHERD'S MANSION (80) ....................................................................... 90 7.7 KANTHAKA'S MANSION (81)....................................................................... 91 7.8 MANSION OF DIVERS HUE (82) .................................................................. 93 7.9 WEARING POLISHED EARRINGS MANSION (83) ......................................... 93 7.10 SERISSAKA'S MANSION (84) ..................................................................... 95 7.11 SUNIKKHITTA'S MANSION (85) ..............................................................
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