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The Thirty-Third Chapter
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The Savani was adorned with a garland of flags, adorned with wheels and elephants, and resonated with the victory of the Jina. ||3|| The flags were of ten types, bearing the symbols of lion, cloth, lotus, peacock, elephant, Garuda, garland, bull, swan, and wheel. ||4|| There were one hundred and eight flags of each type in every direction. The Chakravarti Maharaj, having worshipped them all, proceeded beyond the flag ground. ||5|| He then saw a second silver fort with four gateways, and passing through it, he saw a theatre and other things as before. ||6|| There he saw the celestial nymphs dancing, heard their songs, and smelled the fragrance of incense, and his senses were greatly pleased. ||7|| Proceeding further, he saw in the same enclosure a forest of Kalpa trees, bearing garlands, clothes, ornaments, and other desired fruits. ||8|| There he circumambulated the Siddhartha trees, which were adorned with images of Siddhas and worshipped by the Indras, and he bowed down to them and worshipped them. ||9|| Then, passing through a forest altar adorned with four gateways, the king saw the earth filled with palaces and stupas. ||10|| The palaces were of various types, built for the dwelling of the gods, with three, four, five, and other floors, and adorned with various ornaments. ||11|| The stupas were made of jewels, with jewel arches in between, and adorned with images of the Jina on all sides. ||12|| Seeing them, worshipping them, and describing them, Bharat, filled with wonder, passed through that enclosure. ||13||
They were calling out. ||92|| The flag ground was as beautiful as a sacrificial ground, for just as the sky of a sacrificial ground is filled with many fluttering flags, so too was the sky of the flag ground filled with many fluttering flags. Just as a sacrificial ground is adorned with auspicious symbols such as the Dharmachakra and elephants, so too was the flag ground adorned with the symbols of the wheel and the elephant. And just as a sacrificial ground is filled with the shouts of victory for the Jina, so too was the flag ground filled with the shouts of victory for the Jina, or it was manifested by conquering the enemies of karma. ||93|| The flags of the Jina were of ten types, bearing the symbols of lion, cloth, lotus, peacock, elephant, Garuda, garland, bull, swan, and wheel. ||94|| There were one hundred and eight flags of each type in every direction. The Chakravarti Maharaj, having worshipped them all, proceeded beyond the flag ground. ||95|| Proceeding further, he saw a second silver fort with four gateways, and passing through it, he saw a theatre and other things as before. ||96|| There he saw the celestial nymphs dancing, heard their songs, and smelled the fragrance of incense, and his senses were greatly pleased. ||97|| Proceeding further, he saw in the same enclosure a forest of Kalpa trees, bearing garlands, clothes, ornaments, and other desired fruits. ||98|| There he circumambulated the Siddhartha trees, which were adorned with images of Siddhas and worshipped by the Indras, and he bowed down to them and worshipped them. ||99|| Then, passing through a forest altar adorned with four gateways, the king saw the earth filled with palaces and stupas. ||100|| The palaces were of various types, built for the dwelling of the gods, with three, four, five, and other floors, and adorned with various ornaments. ||101|| The stupas were made of jewels, with jewel arches in between, and adorned with images of the Jina on all sides. ||10