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भगवती सूत्र शः ५ उः ७
Q. 135. Bhante! Of the span-as-substance, span-as-place, span-as-shape and span-as-phenomena32, which one is (less, more, similar, or) especially more ?
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A. 135. Gautama ! Smallest is span-as-place, span-asshape is unlimited times more, span-as-substance is unlimited times more (than the second), and span-as-phenomena is unlimited times more (than the third).
गाहा । खेत्तोगाहणादव्वे भावट्ठाणाउयं च अप्प - बहुं खेत्ते सव्वत्योवे सेसा ठाणा असंखेज्जगुणा ।
Couplet :
Of the span
As place, shape, substance and phenomena To be stated are-which one is more or less. Span-as-place is the smallest.
The remainders are unlimited times more ( One above the previous one. )
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प्रश्न १३६ - णेरइया णं भंते । किं सारंभा सपरिग्गहा उदाहु अणारंभा अपरिग्गहा ?
उत्तर १३६ - गोयमा ! णेरइया सारंभा सपरिग्गहा णो अणारंभा णो अपरिग्गहा ।
प्रश्न १३७–से केणट्ठेणं जाव...अपरिग्गहा ?
उत्तर १३७ - गोयमा ! णेरइया णं पुढविक्कायं समारंभंति जाव... तसकार्य समारंभंति । सरीरा परिग्गहिया भवंति कम्मा परिग्गहिया भवंति सचित्ताऽचित्त-मीसियाई दव्वाइं परिग्गहियाइं भवंति । से तेणट्ठेणं तं चेव गोयमा ।
Q. 136. Bhante! Are the infernal beings endowed with endeavour and with possession? Or, are they without endeavour and without possession ?
