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T: 83:7
A. 97. Infernal beings in general, tinged infernal beings and those with white tinge, these three form one group ; those with black tinge and with deep blue tinge form one group, with this difference in their suffering that some are born with deceit and wrong outlook, while others are born without deceit and with right outlook. As to activities, the distinction between restrained with attachment and restrained without attachment, careless restrained and careful restrained, as applied to human beings, is not to be stated (about infernal beings with black and deep blue tinges, which means that infernal beings with black and deep blue tinges are never restrained without attachment but are restrained with attachment, never careful restrained but careless restrained). Those with ash tinge form à group, with this characteristic that these are to be stated to be similar to the infernal beings in general. Those with red and lotus tinges are to be stated to be similar to infernal beings in general. The difference is that the distinction between those with attachment and those without attachment, as in case of human beings is not applicable here (since infernal beings are all invariably with attachment).
Couplet : Misery and span of life are experienced as they arise
As to intake, karma, colour and tinge, As to identity of suffering, of activities, of life-span These are to be taken as same with what is aforesaid.
प्रश्न ९८-कइ णं भंते ! लेस्साओ पण्णताओ ?
जत्तर ९८-गोयमा! छ लेस्साओ पण्णत्ता तं जहा लेस्साणं बिइओ उद्देसो Hiforyout 179...
Q. 98. Bhante ! How many tinges have been stated ?
A. 98. Gautama ! Six tinges have been stated. They are to be looked up in chapter two of the Pannavaņā Sūtra63, which states these to be black, blue ash, red, lotus/pink and white, ...till (what is stated about the tinge) of the fortunate (which is white)64.
