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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 7
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Q. 251. Bhante ! How many have been stated to be the contribution of the limbs of the mother ?
A. 251. Gautama ! The contribution of the mother's limbs have been stated to be three. They are flesh, blood and brain.
Q. 252. Bhante! How many have been stated to be the contribution of the limbs of the father ?
A. 252. Gautama ! The contribution of the father's limbs have been stated to be three. They are bones, marrows and hairs including beard, pore-hairs and nails.
How long do the parents' limbs stick
Q. 253. Bhante ! to the child's body ?
A. 253. Gautama! They stick as long as the child's earthly body exists. And then as the earthly body becomes lean from time to time and ultimately ends, the parents' limbs also end.
[on the migration of the embryo to
infernal and other existences]
प्रश्न २५४-जीवे णं भंते! गभगए समाणे नेरइएसु उववज्जेज्जा?
उत्तर २५४-गोयमा! अत्थेगइए उक्वज्जेज्जा अत्थेगइए नो उववज्जेज्जा।
प्रश्न २५५-से केणठेणं?
उत्तर २५५-गोयमा! से णं सन्नी पंचिदिए सव्वाहिं पज्जत्तीहिं पज्जत्तए वीरियलद्धीए वेउन्वियलद्धीए पराणीएणं आगयं सोच्चा निसम्म पएसे निच्छुभइ निच्छुभित्ता वेउब्वियसमुग्घाएणं समोहणइ समोहणित्ता चाउरंगिणि सेन्नं विउव्वइ चाउरंगिणिं सेन्नं विउवित्ता चाउरंगिणीए सेणाए पराणीएणं सद्धि संगाम संगामेइ। से णं जीवे अत्थकामए रज्जकामए भोगकामए कामकामए अत्थकंखिए रज्जकंखिए भोगकंखिए कामकंखिए अत्यपिवासए रज्जपिवासए भोगपिवासए
