The thousandfold world system

Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One, worshipped, sat on a side and said to the Blessed One: Venerable sir, these words I heard from the Blessed One and are acknowledged by the Blessed One: Ānanda, Abhibhū, a disciple of the Blessed One Siki makes announcements to the thousandfold world systems at one and same time from the world of Brahma. Venerable sir, the Blessed One worthy and rightfully enlightened, making an announcement how far could you be heard?

Ānanda, he is a disciple of an immeasurable number of Thus Gone Ones.

For the second time venerable Ānanda said: Venerable sir, these words I heard from the Blessed One and are acknowledged by the Blessed One: Ānanda, Abhibhū, a disciple of the Blessed One Siki makes announcements to the thousandfold world systems at one and same time from the world of Brahma. Venerable sir, the Blessed One worthy and rightfully enlightened, making an announcement how far could you be heard?

Ānanda, he is a disciple of an immeasurable number of Thus Gone Ones.

For the third time venerable Ānanda said : Venerable sir, these words I heard from the Blessed One and are acknowledged by the Blessed One: Ānanda, Abhibhū, a disciple of the Blessed One Siki makes announcements to the thousandfold world systems at one and same time from the world of Brahma. Venerable sir, the Blessed One worthy and rightfully enlightened, making an announcement how far could you be heard?

Ānanda, have you heard of the Cūlanika thousandfold world system?

Venerable sir, Blessed One, Well Gone One, now is the time to hear it. The bhikkhus hearing it from the Blessed One will bear it .

Then Ānanda, listen and attend carefully, I will tell.

The Blessed One said: Ānanda, as long as the moon and sun illuminate the directions, till then the thousandfold world systems will prevail, with a thousand, moons, suns, Mahameru mountains, Indian peninsulars, Aparagoyanas, Uttarakurus, Pubhavidehas, fourfold oceans, fourfold rulers, fourfold guardian kings, heavens of the thirty-three, heavens of Titan gods, heavens of happiness, heavens of the gods of creation, heavens of the gods who create others, worlds of Brahma. Ānanda, to this is called the thousandfold Cūlanika world system. Ānanda, as long as the thousandfold Cūlanika world system prevails till then the thousandfold world system, calls this the two thousandfold middle world system. Ānanda, as long as the two thousandfold middle world element prevails till then the thousandfold world system calls this the three thousandfold and the great thousandfold world system. Ānanda, if the Thus Gone One desires, he announces to the three thousandfold and the great thousandfold world system.

Venerable sir, how does the Blessed One, if he desires announce to the three thousandfold and the great thousandfold world system?

Here Ānanda, the Thus Gone One pervades the three thousandfold and the great thousandfold world system with an effulgent light, so that those sentient beings see it, then the Thus Gone One makes a sound. In this manner an announcement is made to the three thousandfold and the great thousandfold world system if he desires.

When this was said venerable Ānanda said to venerable Udayi: It is great gain for me that my Teacher is so powerful.

When this was said venerable Udayi said: Friend Ānanda, what does it matter to you, when your Teacher is so powerful?

Udayi, do not say so. If Ānanda passes away without freeing his mind from greed, on account of that pleasant mind, he will be ruler of gods for a hundred times. In this same peninsular of India he will be the ruler. Yet Udayi Ānanda will extinguish in this same life.