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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 9
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Q. 294. Bhante! Does a tie-free monk become capable of terminating (all karma bondage) when his attachment for other faith feds out ? Does he take body for the last time ? If he moves with great attachment in his previous state, but wholly restrains karma influx before death, does he become perfected, enlightened, liberated,...till ending all misery ?
A. 294. Yes, Gautama, on the fading out of the improper faith, (he attains all these)....till ending all misery.
[ a clarification on life-span ]
प्रश्न २९५-अण्णउत्थिया णं भंते ! एवं आइक्खंति एवं भासंति एवं पण्णवेंति एवं परुति एवं खलु एगे जीवे एगेणं समएणं दो आउयाइं पकरेति। तं जहा इहभवियाउयं च परभवियाउयं च। जं समयं इहभवियाउयं पकरेति तं समयं परभवियाउयं पकरेति जं समयं परभवियाउयं पकरेति तं समयं इहभवियाउयं पकरेइ । इहभवियाउयस्स पकरणयाए परभवियाउयं पकरेइ परभवियाउयस्स पकरणयाए इहभवियाउयं पकरेइ । एवं खलु एगे जीवे एगेणं समएणं दो आउयाई पकरेति। तं जहा इहभवियाउयं च परभवियाउयं च। से कहमेयं भंते ! एवं ?
उत्तर २९५--गोयमा! जं णं ते अन्नउत्थिया एवमाइक्खंति जाव...परभवियाउयं च। जे ते एव माहंसु मिच्छा ते एवमाहिंसु। अहं पुण गोयमा ! एवं आइक्खामि जाव...परूवेमि। एवं खलु एगे जीवे एगेणं समएणं एगं आउयं पकरेइ तं जहा इहभवियाउयं वा परभवियाउया वा । जं समयं इहभवियाउयं पकरेइ णो तं समयं परभवियाउयं पकरेइ जं समयं परभवियाउयं पकरेइ णो तं समयं इहभवियाउयं पकरेइ। इहभवियाउयस्स पकरणयाए णो परभवियाउयं पकरेइ परभवियाउयस्स पकरणयाए णो इहभवियाउयं पकरेइ। एवं खलु एगे जीवे एगेणं समएणं एगं आउयं पकरेइ। तं जहा इहभवियाउयं वा परभवियाउयं वा।
Q. 295. Bhante ! People from other faith so assert, and do so with emphasis, they so claim and uphold, that a living being at the same instant acquires karma determining two lifespans, one the span of this life and the other the span of the next life ; that while he acquires karma determining the span of this life, he also acquires karma determining the span of the next life ; and that while he acquires karma determining the span of
