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The Sixth Chapter
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He saw their white teeth, red like pomegranate blossoms, in their mouths, which were adorned with shining golden earrings. || 114 || He saw the monkeys removing lice from each other with courtesy, and engaging in a delightful playful quarrel with love, making a sound of laughter. || 115 || Their hair, like the husk of rice, was soft, very delicate, and moved gently in the soft breeze, adorned with a parting. || 116 || Their ears, shaped like the ears of a jester, were extremely soft and smooth, and their bodies were motionless. || 117 || He straightened the disordered hairs on their bellies, which were as large as a fist, and raised their eyebrows and the lines on their faces. || 118 || Then he entrusted many of them to the servants, to be nourished with sweet food and drink, for the sake of pleasure. || 119 || Having taken them, he, whose mind was filled with the sight of the young ones, ascended Mount Kishku, with its peaks, vines, waterfalls, and trees. || 120 || There he saw a vast, level land, protected by great mountains on the outskirts, adorned with tall trees. || 121 || In that land, he established a city known as Kishkupura, which was inaccessible even to the mind, let alone the bodies of enemies. || 122 || This city was fourteen yojanas long and wide, and its circumference was forty-two yojanas, a little more. || 123 || The Vidhyadharas had built magnificent palaces with high entrances, walls made of jewels and gold, adorned with beautiful balconies, and supported by pillars of jewels. || 124 || The part near the pigeon-houses was made of large lapis lazuli gems, and it seemed as if the darkness had been driven away by the brilliance of the jewels, as if it had been given a place there out of compassion. || 125 || The doorways of the palaces were made of ruby gems, which made them appear red, as if they were wearing lips whose redness had been enhanced by chewing betel. Above the doors were hung garlands of many pearls.