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and became capable of enjoying pleasures and, therefore, the parents of that prince Subahu understood that he became capable of enjoying pleasures and therefore they got to be built five hundred excellent palaces which were lofty (here its remaining epithets are to be supplied); and they also got to be erected an excellent lofty mansion (here the description of the mansion and the performance of the marriage ceremony etc. is to be supplied as in the case of Mahābala in the Bhagavati Sûtra, the Fourth Anga, only with this difference that) his parents made him accept the hands of five hundred excellent princesses such as Pupphachula and others on on and the same day. Then they offered him excellent gifts in five hundreds. Then the prince Subahu passed his timè in enjoying with those five hundrd princesess (here the rest is to be supplied exactly as in the case of Mahabala in the Bhagavati Sûtra ). At that time and at that period the Samana, the blessed Mahāvîra, arrived there on a visit. ( Here the rest is to be supplied, down to) the assembly went to hear him. The king Adînasattu also went (exactly as king Koniya in the Aupapātika Sutra ). The prince Subahu also went in a chariot exactly as Jamali (in the Bhagavatî Sûtra, down to the Samana expounded the law and the king and the assembly of people returned. Then that prince Subāhu, having heard religion from the Samana, the blessed Mahavira, became greatly delighted and pleased and stood up (and
