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teaching him to move on the strength of the knee, to walk on legs, to start eating cereals, to increase the morsel, to address others, to bore the ears, to invite people on his birthday, to keep tuft of hair on the crest, to invest with holy thread, etc.
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तएणं तं महब्बलं कुमारं अम्मापियरो साईरेगट्ठवासगं जाणित्ता सोभणंसि तिहिकरणणक्खत्त मुहुत्तंसि० एवं जहा दढप्पइण्णो जाव... अलं भोगसमत्थे जाए यावि होत्या । तएणं तं महब्बलं कुमारं उम्मुक्क बालभाव जाव...अलं भोगसमत्थं वियाणित्ता अम्मापियरो अट्ठ पासायवडेंसए करेंति अब्भुग्गय मूसिय पहसिए इव वण्णओ जहा रायप्पसेणइज्जे जाव... .. पडिरूवे तेसि णं पासा बडेंसगाणं बहुमज्झदेसभागे एत्थ णं महेगं भवणं करेंति अगखंभसय संणिविट्ठ वण्णओ जहा रायप्पसेणइज्जे पेच्छाघरमंडवंसि जाव... sed |
When Mahabalakumār became eight years of age, his parents on an auspicious day at auspicious star at auspicious moment sent him to the master of all arts to learn as stated in the case of prince Drdhapratijña till he became fit for enjoying sensual pleasures. Knowing him fit for enjoying etc, his parents got constructed eight best palaces for him. These were tall and beautiful etc. as described in the Rajapraśniya Sutra. In the centre he got constructed another big palace with hundreds of pillers etc. as described of the auditorum hall in the Rajapraśnīya Sūtra till it was very beautiful.
तणं तं महब्बलं कुमारं अम्मापियरो अण्णया कया वि सोभणंसि तिहिकरणदिवसणक्खत्त मुहुत्तंसि हायं कयबलिकम्मं कयकोउयमंगलपायच्छित्तं सवालंकारविभूसियं पमक्खणगण्हाणगीयवाइयपसा हणट्ठ गतिलगकंकणअविहववहुउवणीयं मंगलसुजंपिएहि य वरकोउयमंगलÌवया रकय संतिकम्मं सरिसयाणं सरितयाणं सरिव्वयाणं सरिस लावण्णरूवजोव्वणगुणोववेयाणं विणीयाणं कयकोउयमंगलपायच्छित्ताणं सरिसएहि रायकुलेहितो आणिल्लियाणं अट्ठण्हं रायवरकण्णाणं एग दिवसेणं पाणि गिण्हाविसु ।
