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Raypaseniya-sutta.
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Some heavenly beings distributed the heaps of unwrought gold. In the same way they distributed heaps of wrought gold, jewels, flowers, fruits, wreaths, powders, garments, perfumes etc. There, some divine beings shared the collections of ornaments. Some celestial beings began to play upon four types of musical instruments. Those (four types of musical instruments) are as follows: non-stringed instruments such as drums, tabors etc., stringed instruments such as Sitārs, lutes etc., bronze metalled instruments viz. cymbal, bell, gong etc., wind instruments viz. conches, bugles etc. Some heavenly beings began to sing four types of songs. Those (four types of songs). are as follows:- Ukkhitta (the beginning of which is in high tone), Payatta (versified song,) Manday (which is sung in low voice) and Roiyavasan (the song ending in comedy). Some celestial beings displayed dramatic performance (known as ) Duya. Some revealed Vilambiya dramatic performance. Some heavenly beings set forth Duya-Vilambiya type of drama. In the same way some forwarded Anchiya drama. Some celestial beings performed divine dramas (such as ) Arbhad, Bhasol, Arbhad-Bhasol,
