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came from the intermediate points, bowed as before and stood, singing, in the intermediate points, holding lamps. The four living in the center of Rucakadvipa came, bowed to them, and cut the Jinendra's navel-cord, except for four fingers' length. After they had dug a hole, they deposited it there, like depositing money, filled the hole with jewels and diamonds, and paved a seat (over it) with durva. They created plantain-houses of four rooms in the east, north, and south of the birthhouse. They conducted the Arhat and Queen Acirà to the southern plantain-house and seated them on the jeweled lion-throne in the midst of the four rooms. They anointed them both with divine fragrant oils and rubbed them with fragrant substances. The goddesses led them to the eastern plantain-house, seated them on the lionthrone, and bathed them with perfumed water, flowerjuices, and pure water. They put divine garments and ornaments on the two, led them to the northern plantainhouse and seated them on the lion-throne. They had gośirṣa-sandal brought by the Abhiyogikas from Mt. Kşudrahima, burned it, and fastened amulets on both of them. Saying aloud, "May you have a life as long as that of a mountain," they struck together jeweled stone balls near the Jina's ears. They conducted the Jina and his mother to the birth-house, placed them on the bed, and stood singing the Blessed One's virtues.
Birth-bath (72-84)
Then Vajrabhṛt knew of the Jina's birth by the shaking of his throne and came there with his retinue by his aerial car Palaka. "Reverence to you, bearer of a jewel in the womb," saying, Sakra gave a sleepingcharm to the queen and laid down another figure of the Arhat. Then he became fivefold, as if by means of four mirrors, and with one of these he took the Lord in his hands. Carrying chauris with two forms and a shining
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