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Bhagavati Sutra Bk. 5 Ch. 5
Q. 88. Why so ?
A. 88. Gautama ! When the infernals undergo suffering as per their acquired karma, they experience suffering called. evarbhūta ; but when the infernals undergo suffering not as per their acquired karma, they experience suffering called anevambhuta. It is for this so,...till the Vaimanikas, alr beings in the universe being included.
[ on patriarchs]
प्रश्न ८९-जंबूद्दीवे णं भंते ! इह भारहे वासे इमीसे उस्सप्पिणीए समाए कइ कुलगरा होत्था ?
उत्तर ८९-गोयमा! सत्त। एवं चेव तित्थयरमायरो पियरो पढमा सिस्सिणीओ चक्कवट टिमायरो इत्थिरयणं बलदेवा वासुदेवा वासुदेवमायरो पियरो एएसिं पडिसत्तू जहा समवाए णामपरिवाडीए तहा यव्वा ।
Q. 89. Bhante ! In this land of Bharata, in this isle named Jambūdvipa, in this descension phase of the timecycle, how many have been the patriarchs ?
A. 89. Gautama ! Seyen. And as to the mothers of the Tirthankaras, their fathers, first female followers, mothers of the Cakravartis, their consorts, Baladevas, Vasudevas, mothers of Vasudevas, their fathers, adversaries of Vasudevas,-their names are to be read in order as given in the Samavāyanga Sutras.
सेवं भंते ! सेवं भंते ! ति जाव...विहरइ ।
Bhante ! So they are. Glory be to the great Lord ! So saying, Bhagavān Gautama paid his homage and obeisance to the Lord, and having paid his homage and obeisance, he withdrew to his seat.
पंचमो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो। Chapter Five ends
