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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 5 Ch. 4
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Q. 48. Bhante! A monk liable to lapses hears sounds which are near his organ of hearing, and does not hear sounds which are afar. Likewise, Bhante! does the omniscient hear sounds which are near his organ of hearing, and does not hear those that are afar ?
A. 48. Gautama ! The omniscient knows and sees (hears) sounds which are near his organ of hearing as well as sounds which are afar, sounds which are very near, and sounds which are very far, and like this all types of sounds.
Q. 49. Bhante ! What's the reason for this that the omniscient knows and sees (hears)....till all types of sounds ?
A. 49. Gautama ! The omniscient knows all objects and sees all objects, nomatter whether they are finite or infinite, in the east, in the south, in the west, in the north, above and below. In other words, the omniscient knows and sees all objects, nomatter whether finite or infinite ; the omniscient knows all, and sees all ; the omniscient knows in all directions, and sees in all directions; the omniscient knows in all periods and in all respects, and he sees in all periods and in all respects. The omniscient has infinite knowledge and infinite vision. The omniscient has no cover on his knowledge, and no cover on his vision. It is for this,...till very far.
[ on the monk and the omniscient-their
respective laughter and sleep ] प्रश्न ५०-छउमत्थे गं भंते ! मणुस्से हसेज्ज वा उस्सुयाएज्ज वा?
उत्तर ५०-हंता गोयमा! हसेज्ज वा उस्सुयाएज्ज वा।
प्रश्न ५१-जहा णं भंते ! छउमत्थे मणुस्से हसेज्ज जाव...उस्सुयाएज्ज तहा णं केवली वि हसेज्ज वा उस्सुयाएज्ज वा ?
उत्तर ५१-पोयमा ! णो इणठे समठे ।
प्रश्न ५२-से केणठेणं भंते ! जाव...णो णं तहा केवली हसेज्ज वा जाव ... Faiquot at ?
