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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. I Ch. 3
प्रश्न १४४ - कह णं भंते ! समणा थिग्गंथा कंखा मोहणिज्जं कम्मं वेएंति ?
उत्तर १४४ - गोयमा ! तेहिं तेहिं कारणेहिं नाणंतरेहिं दंसणंतरेहिं चरितं - तरेहिं लिंगंतरेहि पवयणंतरेहि पावयणंतरेहि कप्पंतरेहि मग्गंत रेहि मयंतरेहि भंगंत रेहिं णयंतरेहि नियमंतरेहि पमाणंतरेहिं संकिया कंखिया वितिकिच्छिया भेयसमावन्ना कलुससमावन्ना एवं खलु समणा णिग्गंथा कंखामोहणिज्जं कम्मं इंति ।
प्रश्न १४५ - से णूणं भंते !
तमेव सच्चं णीसंकं जं जिणेहि पवेदंति ? उत्तर १४५ - हंता गोयमा ! तमेव सच्चं णीसंकं एवं जाव... . पुरिसककारपरक्कमेइ वा ।
Q. 139. Bhante! Do the infernals experience faith-deluding karma ?
A. 139. As with the ordinary living beings, so with the infernals...till the Stanitakumāras.
Q. 140. Bhante! Do the earth-bodies experience faith-deluding karma ?
A. 140. Yes, they do.
Q. 141. Fhante! How do the earth-bcdies experierce faith-deluding karma89 ?
A. 141. Gautama! It is true that they do not have argument, notion, intelligence, n ind or word to say, 'do I experience faith-deluding karma', but still they experience.
Q. 142. Bhante ! Are those who have sought refuge with the Jina correct and saved from fear?
A. 142. Yes, as
aforesaid....till
self-exertion, and this (is to be understccd) to apply...till four-organ beings, and five-organ non-human beings....till the Vaimānikas,-all as with ordinary living beings.
