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भगवती सूत्र शः १ उ: ८
प्रश्न २६९ - से केमट्ठेणं ?
उत्तर २६९-गोयमा ! जे भविए णिसिरणयाए नो विद्वंसणयाए वि नो भारणयाए वि तिहि । जे भविए णिसिरणयाए वि विद्धसणयाए वि णो मारणयाए चउहि । जे भविए णिसिरणयाए वि विद्धंसणयाए वि मारणया वि तावं चणं से पुरिसे जाव... पंचहि किरियाहि पुट्ठे । से तेणट्ठेणं गोयमा ! सिय तिकिरिए सिय चउकिरिए सिय पंच करिए ।
Q. 266. Bhante! If a being in all places as aforesaid, from a place full of trees and encircled by a river,...till a place covered with wide varieties of flora, collects blades of grass and sets fire to them, how many activities does he perform?
A. 266. Gautama! Sometimes three activities, sometimes four, sometimes five.
Q. 267. Why is it so ?
A. 267. Gautama! So long as he collects the blades, three; so long as he collects the blades and throws fire into them but burns not, four; and when he collects the blades, throws fire into them and burns them, touched is he by five activities, from physical onwards. It is for this so, oh Gautama!
Q. 268. Bhante ! One who earns subsistence from animal slaughter, hunts animals and is devoted to hunting such one thinking that 'they are here', at a place covered with trees and encircled by a river,... till forest with varieties of flora, throws an arrow with a view to killing, how many activities does he perform ?
A. 268. Gautama! Sometimes three, sometimes five.
sometimes four,
Q. 269. How is it so ?
A. 269. Gautama! So long as he throws the arrow, but hits not the animal, nor kills it, (he performs) three activities. When he has thrown the arrow and hit the animal, but not killed
