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are classified into various types in XXXV (Vedana). And the expulsion of vedaniya, ayus, nama and gotra karmas by kevali samudghāta is also explained in Chapter XXXV (Samudghata; this chapter seems to be full of later additions).
In the light of the currents of thought running through the Bhagavati, the Prajnapana chapters seem to be replete with later interpolations. However, the Prajnapana offers all these theoretical contents in a very systematic fashion, and it is quite difficult for us in this cursory survey to point out which concepts belong to later ages. As a matter of fact, a stratification of the Prajnapana into chronological layers is an essential task to perform in order to ascertain the Bhagavati nucleus, for it offers the basic criteria to solve the problems. It is a huge task in itself, the undertaking of which is seriously urged. And it can be made possible by using the Bhagavati and other canonical and non-canonical texts which are relevant to the Prajnapana contents.
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