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surrounded by Eight Auspicious Things* as in the case of Kunniya, with excellent white chawries being waved before him, and surrounded by ten Dasaras Samuddavijaya and others (and so forth, down to) merchants and others, and with all pomp and show and producing a great noise, he went right through the midst of the city of Baravaî (everything else is to be described here exactly as in the case of Kûniya, down to) waited upon lord Aritthanemi.
Nirayvaliyão.
176. Then that prince Nisadha (the son of king Baladeva ) heard this great noise of the people from that lofty palace (everything else is to be described here exactly as in the case of Kuniya, down to) he having heard and listened to the religious doctrine spoke thus: Venerable Sir, I believe in the Doctrine of the Nigganthas." Everything else is to be described here exactly as in the case of Chitta, down to) he accepted the twelve-fold
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* अट्ठट्ठ मङ्गलगा-the Eight Aupicious Things : They are mentioned in the Aupapatika Sûtra (sûtra 9, Poona Edition of Prof. N. G. Suru) thus: (१) सोत्थिय, (२) सिरिवच्छ, (३) नंदियावत्त, (४) वध्धमाणग, (५) भद्दासण, (६) कलस, (७) मच्छ and (८) दप्पण It is further said that all these are made up of gemsसव्वरयणा मया ".
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