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Bhagavati Sutra Bk. 5 Ch. 8
Coming next to pudgalas with prade sas, they are, as place, innumerable times more than the last item. As substance, pudgalas with prade sas are innumerable times further more. As time, pudgalas with prade sas are innumerable times still more. And as phenomena, pudgalas with pradeśas are especially more (i. e., most innumerable)34.
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तणं सेणारयपुत्ते अणगारे नियंठिपुत्तं अणगारं वंदइ णमंसइ | वंदिता मंसित्ता एवं अट्ठ सम्मं विणएणं भुज्जो भुज्जो खामेइ । खामित्ता संजमेणं तवसा अप्पाणं भावेमाणे जाव... विहरइ ।
Thereon, monk Nāradaputra paid his homage and obeisance to monk Nirgranthiputra. Having paid his homage and obeisance, he begged again and again to be forgiven for his confusion. Having thus begged to be forgiven, he lived on enriching his soul by restraint and penance.
[ increase and decrease in the number of living beings ]
भंते !
त्ति भगवं गोयमे जाव... . एवं वयासी :
Bhagavān Gautama,...till made the following submission : प्रश्न १४६ - जीवा णं भंते ! किं वंति हायंति अवट्ठिया ?
उत्तर १४६ - गोयमा ! जीवा णो वडढंति णो हायंति अवट्ठिया । प्रश्न १४७ - णेरइया णं भंते ! किं वड्ढति हायंति अवट्ठिया ?
उत्तर १४७ - गोयमा ! णेरइया वडढंति वि हायंति वि अवट्ठिया वि । जहा रहया एवं जाव... वेमाणिया ।
प्रश्न १४८ - सिद्धा णं भंते ! पुच्छा ?
उत्तर १४८ - गोयमा ! सिद्धा वछंति णो हायंति अवट्ठिया वि ।
प्रश्न १४९ - जीवा णं भंते! केवइयं कालं अवट्ठिया ?
उत्तर १४९ - सव्वद्धं ।
