俱舍論疏 11.82

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11.82

The treatise says: "Only one sun and moon... the rest should be understood accordingly." This states the scope of their function. As for "midnight in Uttarakuru, sunset in Pūrvavideha, midday in Jambudvīpa, sunrise in Aparagodānīya," this is discussed based on a single point in time and does not exhaust the full principle. Were it not so, midnight in Uttarakuru and midday in Jambudvīpa would still be plausible in principle; but sunset in Pūrvavideha corresponds to the southeast corner of Mount Meru, midday in Jambudvīpa corresponds directly south of Mount Meru, and sunrise in Aparagodānīya corresponds to the southwest of Mount Meru—how could this be completely fixed?

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