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Bhagavati Sutra Bk. I Ch. 5
[on physical dimensions] प्रश्न १७२-इमीसे णं भंते! रयणप्पभाए पूढवीए तीसाए निरयावाससयसहस्सेसु एगमेगंसि निरयावासंसि नेरइयाणं केवइया ओगाहणाठाणा पन्नता?
उत्तर १७२-गोयमा! असंखेज्जा ओगाहणाठाणा पन्नत्ता। तं जहा जहणिया ओगाहणा पदेसाहिया जहन्निया ओगाहणा दुप्पएसाहिया जहनिया ओगाहणा जाव...असंखिज्ज पएसाहिया जहणिया ओगाहणा। तप्पउग्गुकोसिया ओगाहणा।
प्रश्न १७३-इमीसे णं भंते ! रयणप्पभाए पुढवीए तीसाए निरयावाससयसहस्सेसु एगमेगंसि णिरयावासंसि जहणियाए ओगाहणाए वट्टमाणा णेरइया कि कोहोवउत्ता ?
उत्तर १७२-गोयमा! असीइभंगा भाणियव्वा जाव...संखिज्जपएसाहिया जहनिया ओगाहणा असंखेज्जपएसाहियाए जहणियाए ओगाहणाए वट्टमाणाणं तप्पाउंग्गुक्कोसियाए ओगाहणाए वट्टमाणाणं नेरइयाणं दोसु वि सत्तावीसं भंगा।
Q. 172. Bhante ! What has been stated of the physical dimensions of each one of the occupants of the 30,00,000 cells in the Ratnaprabhā hell113 ?
A. 172. Gautama ! Physical dimensions have been stated to be of countless variety. They are : minimum dimension, minimum plus one physical unit more, minimum plus two physical units more...till minimum plus countless physical units more, and then maximum dimension, fitting in with each.
Q. 173. Bhante ! Now, about the living beings with the minimum dimension, is each one of the occupants of the 30,00,000 cells of the Ratnaprabhā hell in possession of anger, etc. ?
A. 173. Gautama ! (They are) stated to take in all 80 forms....till minimum dimension plus countable number of physical units in excess. Of those with minimum dimension plus countless number of physical units in excess, and those with maximum dimensions, fitting in with each, these take 27 forms124.
