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LALITA VISTARA.
CNsence of vigour from the lotus (p. 102) proceeded towards the Boulhisattva, to have his audience, to pray to him, to worship him, and to lisien !o religious instruction. The Bodhisattva, perceiv - ing that Brahina was conting along with his attendants, welcomed them by lifting us gold coloured right hand. With a finger he also pointed out to them their respetive scats. Brahma was not able to disobey the order of the Ridhisattva. He and his compauions sat on the seats assigned then. The Bodhisattva, knowing that they were seated, entertained them with virtuous speech, welcome thein, encouraged them, and gratified them. When he moved his hand Máyádeví turned towards it. Each of the girls thought "it is to me that the Bodhisattva is addressing: --with unrheissmaku.g." When Bralımáiind his companions felt a dusin to retire, Bodhisattva perceived it, and, by way of giving his sanctio, raised his gold-coloured rigbt hand, and then waved it. a), afl. waving it, cogitatrd, and, after waving and cogitaing, by way of conclusion waved again his hand. Thereby he did not hurt his her. Toen this thougbi struck Bralna and his team Devarniras of Brahmic forni," the Bodhisatt va hat giren ns leave. Thereupon they thrice circumambulated his person and that of his.nother, and retired. Bodhisattva, knowing hat they had underetard le bint, pour down his hand.
Thieu catue mally theu ands of Bodhisattvas Crom the east and fror, the sonthefim the west and from the north, from above and from below, from all the ten quarters of the globe, in order to have an anlience of the lodhisattra, and to pray to hini, to worship bin, to listen to religious instruction, and to sing the hymn of religion on thcir :17.proach the Bodhisattva evolved from his bocly a light, and with it produced a large array of thrones. llaving done so, be made the guests take their seats thereon. When ble preved they were seated, he asked them, and questioned thein, about all the details of this, his great translation. None, however, at this time saw hiin, except Devaputras of his rank.
