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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 3
प्रश्न १२५-जहा ते भंते ! एत्थं गमणिज्जं तहा ते इहं गमणिज्जं जहा ते इहं गमणिज्जं तहा ते एत्थं गमणिज्ज?
उत्तर १२५-हंता गोयमा ! जहा मे एत्थं गमणिज्जं जाव...तहा मे एत्थं Tafurovi i
Q. 121. Bhante ! Does a state of being turn into a state of being and a state of non-being into a state of non-being ?
A. 121. Yes, Gautama ! They do so (as you state)76.
Q. 122. Bhante ! A state of being turns into a state of being, and a state of non-being turns into a state of non-being. Is it induced or spontaneous ?
A. 122. Gautama ! It is induced and it is also spontaneous??
Q. 123. Bhante ! As stated by you, a state of being turns into a state of being ; does it follow therefrom that a state of non-being turns into a state of non-being ? And as you say, a state of non-being turns into a state of non-being; does it follow therefrom that a state of being turns into a state of being ?
A. 123. Gautama! As in my view, a state of being turns into a state of being, so does a state of non-being turn into a state of non-being; and, as a state of non-being turns into a state of non-being, so does a state of being turn into a state of being78.
Bhante ! Does a state of being enter into a state
Q. 124. of being ?
A. 124. Gautama ! As has been said about 'turning' in the two states of being and non-being, so about entering into in both the states,...till a state of being enters into a state of
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