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Rāypaseniya-sutta.
slowly) and Roiyāvasān (a song having desirable end). Thereafter the multitudes of divine lads and lasses brought into view four-fold: dancing. It was as follows:- 'Anchiya', 'Ribhiya”, ‘Arbhad', and 'Bhasol'. Then the multitudes of divine youths and dimsels displayed four types of gestures. Those were as follows:gestures pertaining to the parable, gestures about the manners and customs of the inhabitants of barbarian countries, gestures in general and gestures about the beginning, middle and: the end of the era. Thereafter the multitudes of celestial lads and lasses having presented the dance constituted by the thirty-two types of divine dramas exhibiting divine splendour of gods, celestial brilliance of supernatural beings and hevenly glory of superhuman beings, to the fetterless ascetics headed by Goyama etc.. (They) circumambulated ascetic Lord Mabāvir thrice; having done so, bowed, down to and saluted; having done so, went to the place where Sūriyābha god was; having done so, joi. ning the palms of the hands and bringing the folded hands near fore-head congratulated Sūriyābha god with success and victory; having done so, conveyed back the report of the execution of the order.
