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delighted with joy, then, gave Vardhamāna Kumāra, gold worth thirty-two crore gold mohors, ear-rings, loin-girdles, diadems beset with precious stones, and gems, bowls, saucers, dishes, and other articles of silġer, a large variety of costly clothes and garments prepared in distant countries as a present to him at the time of the release of the hand of the bride from that of the bride-groom, and King Siddhārtha rejoicingly gave numerous gold ornaments and very valuable clothes and garments obtainable in the world with great difficulty, to the newly-married bride as her dowry.
Becoming thus free from the marriage-celebration which was gladdening the h-arts of gods, demi-gods, and human beings and after dinner parties were given to all the people, and the guests hail gone away to their respective destinations, General Méghanāda went to his own town.
Then, living in the central portion of a splendid palace as white as the beams of the Full-Moon, enjoying excellent pleasures of the senses at their appropriate moments, receiving wished-for objects immediately by the excellence of his meritorious deeds, making use of excellent garments, perfumes, flowers. ointments. ornaments etc, given by gods, becoming perfectly free from disease and anxiety, some-times listening to the melodious 9 Pancama (Fifth-later Seventh ) note of Indian music commenced by Tumbaru celestial beings who had specially gone to him for rendering service to him, some times in respectfully observing the dramatic performances of
tial damsels dancing before him. sometimes deciding seriously subjects under discussion, and sometimes giving occasional and frequent visits to his parents. Vardhamaga Kumāra thus began to pass his days in perfect happiness.
समणस्स णं भगवओ महावीरस्स पिया कासवगुत्ते णं तस्स णं समो नामधिज्जा एवमाहिज्जंति, तं जहा-सिद्धत्थे इ वा सिज्जंसे इ वा संसे इ वा । समणस्स णं भगवओ महावीरस्स माया वासिहसगुत्ते गं तीसे
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