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34 ) RĀJAPRAŚNIYA SUTRA heaven), the history of the removal (of foetus), the ''history of his birth, of the coronation ceremony (immediately) after birth, of his childhood, of his youth, of the enjoyments of pleasures of senses, of his renunciation, of his observing the austerities, (of his acquisition of knowledge), of his founding the Order, and of his getting salvation. Then those numerous gods and goddesses played on the four-fold types of musical instruments, viz. those that were stretched, expanded, solid and hollow. Then those numerous gods and goddesses gave four-fold musical pertā. formances, viz. Utksipta, Pādānta, Mandāya and Rochivasāna. Then those numerous gods and goddesses displayed the four types of dances, viz, Anchita. Ribhita, Arabhata, and Bhasola. Then those numerous (Page 114] gods and goddesses made a display of the four-fold type of acting, viz. Dārstāntika, Prātyantika, Sāmãnyatovini. pāta, and Antomadhyāvasānika. Then those many gods and goddesses showed to the various Nirgrantha Asceties including Gautama, their divine glory, pomp, spler dour and prowess, and also the heavenly thirty-two types of dances. They then went round the Revered Monk Mahāvīra three times, bowed down to and saluted him, and then went toward the God Sūryabha, and with their heads bent low and clasped in their hands, they greeted him with hail and victory and reported to him the carrying out of his command.
(Sülra 25 ) Then the God Sūryābha withdrew all his , divine prosperity, heayenly splendour, and celestial glory. and in a moment he was one and alone. Then the God Sūryābha went round the Reyered Monk Mahāvīra three times, bowed down to him and accompanied by his
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