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105 happiness, experienced it, to say nothing of animals, men, and gods. The dust was removed from the earth by winds blowing slowly, slowly over the earth as if by servants. Garments were waved, and perfumed water was rained by the clouds, and the earth expanded like watered seed.
Birth ceremonies (273-646) Then eight Dikkumārīs living in the lower world, their thrones being shaken at once, came to the birthhouse. Bhogankarā, Bhogavati, Subhogā, Bhogamálini, Toyadhārā, Vicitrā, Puşpamālā, Abhinditā. After they had circumabulated three times the first Tirthakara and his mother, and had paid homage to them, they said, "Reverence to you, Mother of the World, Giver of the Light of the World. We eight Dikkumāris, living in the lower world, have come here by his power to make a festival to him, knowing by clairvoyant knowledge the purifying birth of the Tirthakệt. Therefore, do not be afraid." Saying this, standing in the northeast region, they made a lying-in house with one thousand pillars, facing east. They removed all the gravel, thorns, etc., around the birth-house to the extent of a yojana by means of a whirlwind. Then, after checking the whirlwind and bowing to the Blessed One, they continued to sing to him, seated near him.
Likewise, having known by the shaking of their thrones, the eight Dikkumāris living on Mt. Meru, inhabitants of the upper world, came. Meghankarā, Meghavati, Sumeghā, Meghamalini, Toyadhārā, Vicitrā, Vārişenā, Balāhakā. After bowing to the Jina and the Jina's mother and announcing themselves as before, they quickly made a mass of clouds in the sky, like the month Nabhasya. For a yojana around the house they laid the dust completely with perfumed water like darkness by moonlight. They made a shower of five-colored flowers knee-deep, making the earth made of variegated paintings as it were. Likewise singing
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