10. Question on Long Bones 10. Dīghaṭṭhipañha

The king asked: Rājā āha—“Venerable Nāgasena, you say thus, “bhante nāgasena, tumhe evaṁ bhaṇatha—‘There are long bones extending one hundred yojanas.’ Since there is no tree extending that far, how then could there be long bones extending one hundred yojanas?” ‘aṭṭhikāni dīghāni yojanasatikānipī’ti, rukkhopi tāva natthi yojanasatiko, kuto pana aṭṭhikāni dīghāni yojanasatikāni bhavissantī”ti?

“What do you think, your majesty, have you heard that in the great ocean there are fish extending for five hundred yojanas?” “Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, mahārāja, sutaṁ te ‘mahāsamudde pañcayojanasatikāpi macchā atthī’”ti? “Yes, venerable sir, I have heard so.” “Āma, bhante, sutan”ti. “Is it not, your majesty, that the long bones of such a fish would extend for a hundred yojanas?” “Nanu, mahārāja, pañcayojanasatikassa macchassa aṭṭhikāni dīghāni bhavissanti yojanasatikānipī”ti?

“You are clever, Venerable Nāgasena!” “Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.

Question on Long Bones tenth