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Page 36
... Cittaraja at the lower end of the Abhayavava . The slave - woman , who had helped him and was reborn as a yakkhini , he settled at the south gate of the city . Cetiya , in the form of a mare , he placed within the royal precincts . He ...
... Cittaraja at the lower end of the Abhayavava . The slave - woman , who had helped him and was reborn as a yakkhini , he settled at the south gate of the city . Cetiya , in the form of a mare , he placed within the royal precincts . He ...
Page 37
Garrett Champness Mendis. yakkhas , and on festival days he sat with Cittaraja beside him on a seat of equal height . Gods and men then danced before him , and the king passed the time merrily . It is clear that the story of Kuveni is ...
Garrett Champness Mendis. yakkhas , and on festival days he sat with Cittaraja beside him on a seat of equal height . Gods and men then danced before him , and the king passed the time merrily . It is clear that the story of Kuveni is ...
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... Cittaraja beside him on a seat of equal height and having gods and men to dance before him took his pleasure . According to the Kurudhamma Jataka ( 276 ) " every third year in the month of Kattika the kings used to hold a festival ...
... Cittaraja beside him on a seat of equal height and having gods and men to dance before him took his pleasure . According to the Kurudhamma Jataka ( 276 ) " every third year in the month of Kattika the kings used to hold a festival ...
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