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Theragāthā 2.22
Verses of the Senior Monks 2.22
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Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos
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Tatiyavagga
Chapter Three
Bhaddajittheragāthā
Bhaddaji
“Panādo nāma so rājā, There was a king named Panāda
yassa yūpo suvaṇṇayo; who had a sacrificial post all golden.
Tiriyaṁ soḷasubbedho,
Its height was sixteen times its width,
ubbhamāhu sahassadhā.
and the top was a thousandfold.
Sahassakaṇḍo satageṇḍu,
It had a thousand panels and a hundred ball-caps,
dhajālu haritāmayo; all adorned with banners, and made of sun gold.
Anaccuṁ tattha gandhabbā, There danced the centaurs,
chasahassāni sattadhā”ti. numbering seven times six thousand.