“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the world. Through the movements of the sun and moon, all directions are illuminated. He knows one thousand such illuminating moons and suns as well as one thousand Jambūdvīpas, and also the other great continents, such as one thousand Pūrvavidehas in the east, one thousand Uttarakurus in the north, and one thousand Aparagodānīyas in the west. He also knows one thousand Heavens of the Four Great Kings, one thousand Heavens of the Thirty-Three, one thousand Heavens Free from Strife, one thousand Heavens of Joy, one thousand Heavens of Delighting in Emanations, one thousand Heavens of Making Use of Others’ Emanations, and one thousand Brahmā Realms. All of that is called a ‘first order chiliocosm,’ or a ‘lesser,’ or ‘lower’ such order. A set of one thousand such first order chiliocosms is called a ‘second order, mid-sized dichiliocosm,’ and a set of one thousand such dichiliocosms is called a ‘third order, great trichiliocosm.’ Such world systems disintegrate, are formed, are void, and remain. In the east, there are further such third order, great trichiliocosms where some collapse, some disintegrate, some are formed, some are void, and some remain. Likewise, in the south, west, north, southeast, southwest, northwest, northeast, below, and above there are a further endless number of worlds where some collapse, some disintegrate, some are formed, some are void, and some remain. To know, see, perceive, realize, understand, and be skillful about this is called knowing the world. That is what the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about the knowledge of the world, he can respond for an eon, and so forth, up until…. Therefore, he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard.

“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the origin as related to knowledge of the world. Householder, this is how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands it. The Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the origin as related to knowledge of the world, having accumulated roots of virtue in the presence of limitless blessed buddhas. Householder, moreover, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands it in the following manner. He correctly understands those causes and conditions that accomplish knowledge of the origin as related to knowledge of the world element. Whether he considers impermanence, and so forth, up until...whether he considers opposition, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about the knowledge of the origin as related to knowledge of the world, he can respond for an eon, and so forth, up until…. Therefore, he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard.

“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of cessation as related to knowledge of the world. Householder, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands it in this way. He accomplished the welfare of an immeasurable number of beings and refrained from harming them. He illuminated them and cleared away their darkness. He has freed innumerable beings from suffering and established them in happiness. That is the knowledge of cessation as related to knowledge of the world. Moreover, he knows it to be primordially unborn. That is what the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about the knowledge of cessation as related to knowledge of the world element, he can respond for an eon, and so forth, up until…. Therefore, he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard.

“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the path that leads to cessation as related to knowledge of the world element. Householder, this is how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands it. He correctly understands the knowledge of cessation by which he knows, understands, and actualizes the knowledge of the world. Whether he contemplates insipidity, or whether he contemplates shortcomings, or whether he contemplates deliverance, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about the knowledge of the path that leads to cessation as related to knowledge of the world, he can respond for an eon, and so forth, up until...Therefore, he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard.