English
The differences in forms are diverse. The location is not fixed, as they exist in rivers, mountains, deserts, and other places, even below. For now, these are the places where the vessels of hell exist. Animals live in places such as land, water, and the sky. The root of their location is the great ocean, and others are emanations from those places. The king of the pretas (hungry ghosts) is called Yama. The root of their location, Rajagriha (King's Abode), is five hundred yojanas below this Jambudvipa (Southern Continent), and others are emanations from there. From there, some pretas with great magical powers also experience glory like that of gods. The rest arise from what is said about the realization of pretas. Furthermore, what do the sun and moon rely on? They rely on the wind. Due to the power of the collective karma of all sentient beings, winds that propel the sun, moon, and stars in the sky are formed, rotating like a wheel of wind on Mount Sumeru. How far are the sun and moon from here? The sun and moon are at the halfway point of Mount Sumeru. They travel from the same height as the peak of Mount Yoke-Bearing Mountain. What are the measurements? In order, it is fifty-one yojanas. The size of the moon's mandala is fifty yojanas. The sun's mandala is fifty plus one, called fifty-one yojanas. The small size inside the mansions of the stars is one "gya nga." The actions of living beings cause the outside below the sun's immeasurable palace to form a fiery crystal mandala, making it hot and visible. The moon's immeasurable palace forms a water crystal, making it cool and visible. Depending on the circumstances, they are beneficial and harmful to the eyes, body, fruits, flowers, crops, and medicines. In one of the four continents, only one moon and one sun function. Does the sun function simultaneously in all four continents? No. What then? In those places, the sun sets at midnight, and the sun is half and