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सत्तमो उद्देस
CHAPTER SEVEN
[ on celestial beings ]
प्रश्न ४९ - कतिविहा णं भंते ! देवा पन्नत्ता ?
उत्तर ४९ - गोयमा ! चउव्विहा देवा पनत्ता तं जहा - भवणवइवाणमंतर - जोइस-वेमाणिया ।
प्रश्न ५० - कहि णं भंते ! भवणवासीणं देवाणं ठाणा पन्नत्ता ?
उत्तर ५० - गोयमा ! इमीसे रयणप्पभाए पुढवीए जहा ठाणपदे देवाणं वत्तव्वया ता भाणियव्वा णवरं भवणा पन्नत्ता उववाएणं लोयस्स असंखेज्जइ भागे एवं सव्वं भाणियव्वं जाव... सिद्धगंडिया सम्मत्ता कप्पाण पइट्ठाणं बाहुल्लुच्चत्तं एव संठाणं जीवाभिगमे जाव.. .वेमाणिउद्देसो
भाणियव्वो सव्वी ।
Q. 49. Bhante ! How many have been stated to be the types of devas?
A. 49. Gautama! Devas are stated to be of four types, which are, Bhavanavāsis, Vāṇavyantaras, Jyotiskas and Vaimānikas.
Q.50. Bhante ! Where has been stated to be the abode of the Bhavanavāsi devas?
A. 50. Gautama !
Underneath the Ratnaprabha hell32. For details, refer to chapter on 'Location' (in the Paṇṇavaṇā Sūtra), difference being that they are called 'bhavanas'. This should be noted that they are born in an infinite fraction of the sphere,...till (to be noted) the location of the abode of the liberated souls, the location of the kalpas, their thickness and height, their structure, from the Jivābhigama Sūtra,... till need be stated as in the chapter on Vaimānika33.
सत्तमो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो । Chapter seven ends
