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Q. 285. Bhante! Are the infernal beings heavy,...till nonheavy-non-light ?
A. 285. Gautama! Not heavy, not light, heavy-light, also non-heavy-non-light.
Q. 286,
How is it so ?
A. 286, Gautama! Fluid body and caloric body--they are) not heavy, not light, heavy-light, not non-heavy-non-light. Soul and karma-(they are) not heavy, notlight, not heavy-light, (but) non-heavy-non-light162. Hence so,...till the Vaimånikas, except that their bodies are different which should be noted. The state of motion,... till the soul are as the fourth term (i.e., non-heavy-non-light)163.
Q. 287. Bhante! Is matter heavy, light, heavy-light, nonheavy-non-light ?
A. 287. Gautama! Matter is not heavy, nor light, but heavy-light, and also non-heavy-non-light.
Q. 288. How is it so ?
A. 288. Gautama! Relative to heavy-light objects, matter is neither heavy, nor fight, nor non-heavy-non-light, (but) beavylight ; relative to non-heavy-non-light objects, matter is neither heavy, nor light, nor heavy-light, (but) non-heavy-non-light. Time and karma as the fourth term.
Q. 289. Bhante! Is black tinge heavy,...till non-heavynon-light?
A. 289. Gautama! Neither heavy, nor light, but heavylight, also non-heavy-non-light.
Q. 290. How is it so ?
A. 290. Gautama! Relative to objective tinge, it is as
