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APRIL, 1971
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base was on the level of the earth, and it illumined with its jewels even the sphere of the sky. It was high and resembled Mount Meru.
And a fire. She saw a fire in vehement motion, fed with much shining and honey-coloured ghee smokeless, crackling, and extremely beautiful with its burning flames. The mass of its flames, which rose one above the other, seemed to interpenetrate each other, and the blaze of its flames appeared to bake the firmament in some places.
After having seen these fine, beautiful, lovely, handsome dreams, the lotus-eyed queen awoke on her bed while the hair of her body bristled for joy.
Every mother of a Tirthankara sees these fourteen dreams in that night in which the famous Arhat enters her womb.
Translated by HERMANN JACOBI
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