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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 1
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Q. 12. Bhante! Matter in the form of calory and kārman which the infernal beings cause to germinate,-were they acquired in the past time-period ? Are they acquired in the present time-period ? Will they be acquired in the future time-period ?
A. 12. Gautama : They cause germination of matter in the form of calory and kärman which they acquired in the past time-period, but they do not do so with matter that is being acquired in the present time-period, nor do they do so with that which will be acquired in the future time-period. As has been stated about intake, so about suffering and exhaustion.
[ on karma bondage ] प्रश्न १३-णेरइया णं भंते ! जीवाओ किं चलियं कम्मं बंधंति? अचलियं कम्मं बंधंति ?
उत्तर १३-गोयमा ! णो चलियं कम्मं बंधति । अचलियं कम्मं बंधंति ।
प्रश्न १४-णेरइया णं भंते ! जीवाओ किं चलियं कम्मं उदीरेति ? अचलियं कम्म उदीरेंति ? ।
उत्तर १४--गोयमा ! णो चलियं कम्म उदीरेंति । अचलियं कम्म उदीरेंति । एवं वेदेति उयट टेति संकामेति णिहत्तेति णिकायिति सम्वेसु अचलियं णो चलियं ।
प्रश्न १५-णेरइया णं भंते ! जीवाओ किं चलियं कम्मं णिज्जति ? अचलियं कम्म णिज्जरेंति ?
चलियं कम्मं णिज्जरेंति णो अचलियं कम्म
उत्तर १५-गोयमा ! णिज्जति।
गाहा
बंधोदय वेदोयट्ट संकमे तह णिहत्तण णिकाये।
अचलियं कम्मं तु ए भवे चलियं जीवाओ णिज्जरए॥ Q. 13. Bhante ! Do the infernal beings bind (themselves with)
