41a: After the Passing of the Buddha – 1647
Likewise, this ivory shrine was encased in a series of eight caskets wrought with
the seven gems, which formed one casket of eight layers of the caskets of seven
gems. This eight-layered casket of the seven gems was enshrined in a series of
eight shrines wrought with the seven gems, each being encased in another in
turn so that a shrine of eight layers of shrines of the seven gems was formed.
Likewise, this shrine of the seven gems was encased in a series of eight silver
caskets which formed one casket of eight layers of silver caskets. This eight-
layered silver casket was enshrined in a series of eight silver shrines, each being
encased in another in turn so that a shrine of eight layers of silver shrines was
formed.
Likewise, this silver shrine was encased in a series of eight emerald caskets
which formed one casket of eight layers of emerald caskets. This eight-layered
emerald casket was enshrined in a series of eight emerald shrines, each being
encased in another in turn so that a shrine of eight layers of emerald shrines was
formed.
Likewise, this emerald shrine was encased in a series of ruby caskets which
formed one casket of eight layers of ruby caskets. This eight layered ruby casket
was enshrined in a series of eight ruby shrines, each being encased in another in
turn so that a shrine of eight layers of ruby shrines was formed.
Likewise, this ruby shrine was encased in a series of cat’s-eye caskets which
formed one casket of eight layers of cat’s-eye caskets. This eight layered cat’s-
eye casket was enshrined in a series of eight cat’s-eye shrines, each being
encased in another in turn so that a shrine of eight layers of cat’s-eye shrines was
formed.
Likewise, this cat’s-eye shrine was encased in a series of glass caskets which
formed one casket of eight layers of glass caskets. This eight layered glass casket
was enshrined in a series of eight glass shrines, each being encased in another in
turn so that a shrine of eight layers of glass shrines was formed.
Thus systematically encased in turn, the outermost glass shrine had the size of
the Thūpārāma in Sri Laṅkā. The glass shrine was placed in a shrine set with the
seven gems. This again was sheltered inside in a golden shrine, which was again
sheltered inside a silver shrine, and finally sheltered inside a copper shrine.
Inside the copper shrine, seven jewels were strewn about as sand flooring above
which thousand of flowers grown on land were scattered. Golden statuettes