Thus in the splendid great city named Kapila, all the Kamavacara-rulers of the gods each built a palace in honor of the Bodhisattva. And king Cuddhodana prepared a dwelling that exceeded Al human buildings in splendor and resembled nothing less than the heavenly ones. Upon which the Bodhisativa, the Great Being, by the power of the mahavyuha-meditation caused Maya to appear in ah the buildings. While the Bodhisattva remained in the womb of queen Maya he continued to be on the right side, sitting with legs crossed. And all the rulers of the gods thought to themselves: "It is in my palace that the mother of the Bodhisattva is living and nowhere else." (59: 16).

Three palaces are erected on the relief next to one another, Al richly decorated as might be expected from divine architects, with many triculaand jewel-motifs. In each of the three buildings the queen sits on a throne with cushions on it; she here wears a halo for the first time. In the two outer palaces, attendants with fly-whisks stand at her side; and on the extreme right and left other female figures are kneeling under a tree, also servants but very much injured and worn-away, though we can see the first on the right carries an incense-burner and a fan, and some others are holding flowers. Their dress is too plain for them to be godesses who, according to a later passage in the text (66: 7) served the Bodhisativa, four of them; but these would more likely be the four standing figures.