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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 2
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105. Of the human beings and celestial beings, (durations in the life-cycles are) the same as those of the infernal beings.
Q. 106. Bhante ! Of the durations in the life-cycles of the infernal beings ...till those of the celestial beings, which are more, which are less, which are similar, and which are specially characterised ?
A. 106. Gautama ! The duration in the life-cycles of the human beings is the shortest ; that of the infernal beings is many times more ; still more by many times is the duration in the life-cycles of the celestial beings ; the largest by innumerable times is the duration in the life-cycles of the non-human beingsss.
[ on activities that end all activities 1
प्रश्न १०७-जीवे णं भंते! अंतकिरियं करेज्जा ?
उत्तर १०७-गोयमा! अत्थेगइए करेज्जा अत्थेगइए नो करेज्जा । अतकिरियापयं नेयव्वं ।
Q. 107. Bhante ! Does the living being engage in activities. that end all activities ?
___A. 107. Gautama! Some do and others do not. Reference may be made to the chapter on such activities (in the Pannavana Sutra)69.
__ [ on celestial positions ]
प्रश्न १०८-अह भंते ! असंजयभवियदव्वदेवाणं अविराहियसंजमाणं विराहीयसंजमाणं अविराहियसंजमासंजमाणं विराहियसंजमासंजमाणं असण्णीणं तावसाणं कंदप्पियाणं चरगपरिव्वायगाणं किब्बिसियाणं तेरिच्छियाणं आजीवियाणं आभिओगियाणं सलिंगीणं दसणवावन्नगाणं एएसि णं देवलोगेस उववज्जमाणाणं कस्स कहिं उववाए पन्नत्ते ?
