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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 5 Ch. 7
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A. 136. Gautama ! The infernal beings are endowed with endeavour and with possession. They are not without endeavour and without possession.
Bhante!
Why do you
say
so,...till
without
Q. 137. possession ?
A. 137. Gautama ! The infernal beings kill the earthbodies, ...till mobile beings. They possess the body, karma, live, non-live and mixed objects. So the infernal beings are with endeavour and with possession, not without endeavour or without possession.
__ [ activities of the Asurakumāras ] प्रश्न १३८-असुरकुमारा णं भंते ! किं सारंभा पुच्छा ? .
उत्तर १३८-गोयमा! असुरकुमारा सारंभा सपरिग्गहा णो अणारंभा अपरिग्गहा।
प्रश्न १३९-से केणठेणं ?
उत्तर १३९-गोयमा ! असुरकुमारा णं पुढविकायं समारंभंति जाव... तसकायं समारंभंति । सरीरा परिग्गहिया भवंति कम्मा परिग्गहिया भवंति भवणा परिग्गहिया भवंति देवा-देवीओ-मणुस्सा-मणुस्सीओ-तिरिक्खजोणियातिरिकखजोणिणीओ परिग्गहिया भवंति आसण-सयण-भंडऽमत्तो-वगरणा परिग्गहिया भवंति सच्चित्ताऽचित्त-मीसियाई दवाइं परिग्गहियाई भवंतिसे तेणठेणं तहेव एवं जाव...थणियकुमारा ।
एगिंदिया जहा गैरइया।
Q. 138.
Bhante ! Are the Asurakumāras with endeavour ?
A. 138. Gautama! The Asurakumāras are with endeavour and with possession, not without endeavour or without possession.
Q. 139.
Why so ?
