Gaṇakaputtatissatthero pana evamāha "tisahassī- mahāsahassīlokadhātuyā evaṃ parimāṇaṃ. Idaṃ hi ācariyānaṃ sajjhāyamūlakaṃ vācāya pariharaṇaṭṭhānaṃ, dasakoṭisatasahassacakkavāḷaparimāṇaṃ pana ṭhānaṃ tisahassī- mahāsahassīlokadhātu nāmā"ti ettāvatā hi bhagavatā āṇākkhettaṃ nāma dassitaṃ. Etasmiṃ hi antare āṭānāṭiyaparittaisigiliparittadhajaggaparittabojjhaṅgaparitta- khandhaparittamoraparittamettaparittaratanaparittānaṃ āṇā pharati. Yāvatā vā pana ākaṅkheyyāti yattakaṃ vā ṭhānaṃ iccheyya, iminā visayakkhettaṃ dasseti. Buddhānañhi visayakkhettassa pamāṇaparicchedo nāma natthi, natthikabhāve cassa imaṃ opammaṃ āharanti:- koṭisatasahassacakkavāḷamhi yāva brahmalokā sāsapehi pūretvā sace koci puriso puratthimāya disāya ekacakkavāḷe ekaṃ sāsapaṃ pakkhipanto āgaccheyya, sabbepi te sāsapā parikkhayaṃ gaccheyyuṃ, na tveva puratthimāya disāya cakkavāḷāni. Dakkhiṇādīsupi eseva nayo. Tattha buddhānaṃ avisayo nāma natthi.

Evaṃ vutte thero cintesi "satthā evamāha `ākaṅkhamāno ānanda tathāgato tisahassiṃ mahāsahassiṃ lokadhātuṃ sarena viññāpeyya, yāvatā vā pana ākaṅkheyyā'ti. Visamo kho panāyaṃ loko, anantāni cakkavāḷāni, ekasmiṃpi ṭhāne suriyo uggato hoti, ekasmiṃ ṭhāne majjhe ṭhito, ekasmiṃ ṭhāne atthaṅgato. Ekasmiṃ ṭhāne paṭhamayāmo hoti, ekasmiṃ majjhimayāmo, ekasmiṃ pacchimayāmo. Sattāpi kammappasutā khiḍḍāppasutā āhārappasutāti evaṃ tehi tehi kāraṇehi vikkhitvā ca pamattā ca honti. Kathaṃ nu kho te satthā parena viññāpeyyā"ti. So evaṃ cintetvā vimaticchedanatthaṃ tathāgataṃ pucchanto yathākathaṃ panātiādimāha.

Athassa satthā byākaronto idhānanda tathāgatotiādimāha. Tattha obhāsena phareyyāti sarīrobhāsena phareyya. Pharamāno panesa kiṃ kareyyāti? yasmiṃ ṭhāne