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was so enjoyable, so highly enjoyable, so well-executed within and without, so well-established, so soft to the touch like the down on the pod of the Alrus precolorius that its comparison cond 110 where be hal.
This is the nature of Bodhisattva, this is the idea in the contemplation of the atlluent une, that he wonkl be born in the human region, and, hasing ayrirei perfit Sambodhi, turn the wheel of the law. It is on the right side of the womb of the laily whom he accepts as his mother that the pavilion and the jewelled house exist. Renguncing Tasluiat, the Bodhisattva takes his seat on the bedsteal in tai pavilwn. Nor is the Bodhisattva born as a furtus wale of consolidated bubbies and fleshy fibres. No, he appears with all his bly and its members fully developed and marked with all auspicious signs, and in u seated position.
The sleepiny Mívádoví in a dream purceived that the noble el plant had entered into her body. And when Sakra, the king of the Devas, the four regents of the quarters, twentycight commanders of Yaksha williers, and the chiot of the Gulyak:s, of the Yüksha race in which cleseendel Vajrapani, came to know that he was scated in his muther's womb, they lecame uniter and watchful.
There were in attendance on' him fuur goklesses, a:rely, l'tkbili, Utkhali, Dhvajavati, and liabávati. W they knew that the Bodhisattva bu entered his mother's wonly, they becamé constantly watchful and protectivo.
Sahra, the king of the Devas, when he knew that the Bodhisattva has entered his another wonal, came, along with tive bundred Devaporas, united to guard 119.
Again, when the Bodhisativa had catered bis mother's womb, his body assumed a form which appeared like a grul fire on the top of a mountain--a mountain fire which is visible even in a densely dark night at a distauce of a yojana,--and visible from a distance of five yojanas. Thus did his effulycuce sprcad from the womb of his mother. His complexion was luminous, pleasing, agreeable; and seated on the bedstead in the pavilion, he looked
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