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excellent eastern staircase; having done so, he washed his hands and feet; having done so, he came out of that Nanda lotus-pond. Having come out, he proceeded to the place where there was Sohamma congregation-hall. Thereafter that Suriyābha god with all pomp and encircled by four-thousand Sāmāniya gods [upto] sixteen-thousand celestial beings as body-guards and multitudes of other residential gods and goddesses dwelling in Sūriyābha abode [upto] producing great din and cry approached to the place where there was Sohamma congregation-hall; having done So, he entered into the Sohamma congregation-hall through the eastern door; having done so, he marched towards the place where there was the throne; having done so, he climbed on that excellent throne and took his
seat facing to
the east.
(45) Then those four-thousand Samaniya gods located themselves on four-thousand auspicious seats by the north-western and north eastern sides of Suriyabha god. Afterwards those four chief queens took their seats on four auspicious thrones. Then eight-thousand
