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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 1
A. 3. Oh Gautama! These beings too have respirations in and out, they inhale and exhale.
Q. 4. Bhante! What sort of matter do these take through their respirations, what sort of matter do they inhale and exhale ?
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A. 4. Oh Gautama! From the standpoint of substance, matter with infinite spaces; from the standpoint of place, matter from innumerable regions; from the standpoint of time, matter in any situation; and from the standpoint of bhāva, matter with colour, smell, taste and touchsuch matter they inhale and exhale in their respirations.
Q. 5. Bhante ! From the standpoint of bhāva, these inhale and exhale in their respirations matter that has colour. Now, do all matter-particles so inhaled and exhaled have the same colour ?
A. 5. Refer to chapter on 'Intake' (in the Pannavaṇā Sutra)...till from five directions.
Q. 6. Bhante! What sort of matter do the infernal beings take in and out through their respirations ? What do they inhale and exhale ?
A. 6. As aforesaid...till, as a rule, inhale and exhale, take through their respirations, from six directions.
7. About all one-organ beings, it needs be stated, with obstruction and without obstruction; and in case the latter, as a rule, from six directions. (In other words, as a rule, they inhale and exhale matter-particles from all the six directions; but in case of obstruction, they sometimes inhale and exhale from three directions, sometimes from four directions and sometimes from five)3.
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प्रश्न ८ - वाउयाए णं भंते ! उससंति वा नीससंति वा ?
वाउयाए चेव आणमंति वा पाणमंति वा
