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LALITA-VISTARA..
"A thousand folds of cloth cannot hide the nature and mind of hira who has not modesty and sense of propriety manifest in him, but he who has those qualities and is ever truthful--ho may roam about everywhere in nudity, like a jewel unadorned..(10)
" What avails the hiding of the face to her whose mind is well nourished, whose organs are always under command, who is always satisfied with her husband, and never dreams of a stranger? Shu may always remain manifest like the sun or the moon. (12)
"Risluis, noble-mindel persons, those who can divine the secrets in the hearts of others, the assemblage of gods, know well ny motives. So long as my behaviour, my qualities, my prudence remains uudisturbed, what need is there for me to cover ny face with a veil ?" (12)
King Suddhodana heard these Cáthás pregnant with the Wisdom and good sense of Gopa, the S'úkya maidon, and hearing them lo was transported with joy, delight, and gratification. Ho bestowed on the lady a necklace made of brilliant rose-colonred pearls, valued at mauy hundreds and thousands of millions, and a gold necklace set off with many jewels and flowers, and then joyously exclaiinod
"Even as my son is adorned with many traits, so is my daughter resplou tent with noble qualities. The two aro noble bei ito have coine to me, each a piece of fresh butter like ".. other."
Dey returned bome with the Bodhisattva at the head. in the order which they had come out.
