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Rāypaseniya-sutta.
pedestal and plastered them with the layers of juicy Gosis sandal; having done... S0; he offered flowers...........wreaths extending from top to toe [upto] offered incense. (Then ) he went to the place where there was the precio ous stoned pedestal on the western side and the idols of the prophets ( situated on the ), western side ( performed the usual rites ]: He went to the images of the prophets situated in the northern direction ( and performed the same rites ). Thereafter he proceeded to the precious stoned pedestal ( situated on the ) eastern side and the idols of the eastern direction; having gone there (did the same thing). He acted in the same way ( in the cases of ) precious stoned pedestal of southern side and the idols of the prophets installed in the southern direction. Thereafter he approached to the place where there was the holy tree of southern direction; having done so, he followed the same procedure. Then he procceded to the places where there was the great Makinda banner and Nandā lotus-pond situated on the southern side. He took the mop of peacock feathers and wiped the arches, excellent three -fold staircase, puppets and statues, with the
