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RĀJAPRAŚNIYA SUTRA clusters of five-coloured flowers that had slipped down from the hair as they were seized by the hand; he then painted the Eight Auspicious signs before the idols of the Jinas with rice that were pure, soit, made of silver (or like silver), and very bright (so as to reflect the objects near by), (Page 220] viz. the swastika...upto...the mirror. And after that he took the incense-pot made of lapislazuli and having a bright handle made of lapis-lazuli and diamonds and jewels bright like the moon; it was also decorated with paintings and gems and jewels set in gold; it was filled with Kālāguru, excellent Kundurukka, Turuska, and incense, the fragrance of which was spreading everywhere, and which was giving out a column of (fragrant ) smoke; and thus having given the incense to the idols of the Jinas, he praised them with eight hundred pure and elaborate words, full of great sense, and having no repetition; he then went seven or eight steps, bent his left knee, and placing the right knee on the ground he touched the ground with his head; then he raised his head slightly, and holding his head in his hands which were folded, he bowed down and said:-" Bow unto the Adorable ones...upto...who have attained...and thus saluted and bowed down, and then proceeded toward the seat of the Jina, toward the centre of the Temple of the Siddhas, and took the broom of feathers; with that he cleaned. the central portion of the Temple of Siddhas, sprinkled it with a divine shower of water, painted a circle of the surface of the hand (lit. five-fingers ) with fresh Gošīrsa sandal, offered an offering of the cluster of flowers....etc.....put incense (before them ), and then went toward the southern gate of the Temple of Siddhas, took
