A city there was called Amara, beautiful and pleasant,
Resounding with the ten cries, abounding in food and drink.[123]
Then follows a stanza of Buddhavamsa, enumerating some of these cries,
13. The trumpeting of elephants, the neighing of horses, (the sound of) drums, trumpets, and chariots,
And viands and drinks were cried, with the invitation, “Eat and drink.”
It goes on to say,
14. A city supplied with every requisite, engaged in every sort of industry,
Possessing the seven precious things, thronged with dwellers of many races;
The abode of devout men, like the prosperous city of the angels.
15. In the city of Amaravatī dwelt a brahmin named Sumedha,