Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1368
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1368
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v2.c31.1368
The Thūpa was like a water-bubble in shape; its architect was Sirivaḍḍha and his assistant Acala. Orders were given that no unpaid work should be done in the construction of the cetiya. Arahants caused the three terraces of flower-offerings to the Thūpa (pupphādhānā) to sink nine times into the earth, in order, as they explained, to strengthen the foundations. The cetiya was one hundred and twenty cubits high, and for the ten flower terraces alone ten crores of bricks were used.