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[Upasakadasangasutra]
The ascetics were slender towards the bottom, gradually narrowing, proportionate to their bodies, beautiful, well-developed, with a pleasing amount of flesh, their chests and abdomens were straight, even, joined together, of excellent quality, fine, light, black, smooth, desirable, excellent, graceful, charming hair, their flanks below the abdomen on both sides were well-formed, well-developed, beautiful, like fish and birds, their abdomen was like a fish, their abdominal organ, the group of intestines, was pure, clean, and clear, their navel was like a lotus, prominent, deep, round like the whirlpool of the Ganges, swirling like waves on the right side, beautiful, shining, like a lotus blooming with the rays of the sun, and the middle part of their body was like the middle part of a trikaṣṭhika, a pestle, and a mirror handle, like the hilt of a sword, and like a fine vajra, round and thin, their waist was round, like the waist of a healthy, excellent horse and an excellent lion, free from diseases, sorrows, etc., their private parts were like the well-developed private parts of an excellent horse, their bodies were free from the need to excrete feces and urine, like a horse of the best breed, their gait was like that of an excellent elephant, with strength and gravity, their thighs were well-formed, like the trunk of an elephant, their knees were hidden, like the lid of a box, not protruding due to fleshiness, their shins were round, like the shins of a deer, ruby grass, and a ball of spun thread, with a gradual slope, their ankles were beautiful, well-formed, and hidden, their feet were well-established, beautifully formed, and seemed pleasing because they were raised like a tortoise, their toes were small and large in proportion, joined together in a beautiful way, their nails were prominent, thin, red like copper, smooth and oily, their soles were soft, delicate, and tender, like the petals of a red lotus, their bodies displayed the 1008 marks of excellent men, their feet were marked with excellent signs and auspicious swastika marks, in the form of mountains, cities, crocodiles, oceans, and wheels, their appearance was unique and extraordinary, their brilliance was like the smokeless flame of fire, vast electricity, and the rays of the newly risen sun, they were free from violence, etc., free from attachment, without possessions, they had cut off the flow of existence, they had transcended birth and death, they were pure in body, free from impurities, and free from the karma-bond in terms of their mental state, they had destroyed love, attachment, hatred, and delusion, they were teachers of the Nirgrantha teachings, leaders, founders, and masters of the Dharma, surrounded by a group of ascetics, they possessed the thirty-four Buddha-atiśayas and the thirty-five satya-vacana-atiśayas of the Jinas, a celestial chariot, three celestial umbrellas, a celestial whisk, a throne made of pure crystal like the sky, a footstool, and a Dharma flag were moving ahead of them, they were surrounded by fourteen thousand monks and thirty-six thousand nuns, they were moving forward, from village to village, enjoying their journey, the Lord arrived at the Duṭīpālaśa Caitya in the city of Vāṇijyagrāma, they took a suitable place to stay, they were seated, meditating on the soul through restraint and austerity, the assembly gathered, King Jitasatru, King Kūṇika.