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Raypaseniya-sutta.
built and long right arm lustrous due to the ornaments such as girdle, armlet, and other costly ornaments studded with glittering, variegated jewels prepared out of pure and valuable gold and gems with great dexterity. Then he produced one hundred and eight young celestial beings for staging the performance; having similar pattern, complexion, and age, equipped with the same grace, beauty, youth, and virtues, decorated by the same sorts of garments and ornaments, worn on the outer garments covering both the sides of the shoulders, placed a mark on the forehead and a flower garland of a crown, ( who had) put or a necklace and an armour, (who had) worn painted and glittering garments, whose pendant skirts were well arranged and which were lightly fastened by putting on, painted bells which at the time of the turnings of the dance appeared like a foam and whose chests were beautified by abundant ornaments and a single string of pearls placed on necks. Then he extended his well built and long left arm. [ lustrous due to-upto ] jewels. Thereafter he produced one-hundred and eight young celestial lasses, ready for staging the performance,
