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of constancy lasts for a limited portion of a palyopama. To be precise, all these increase and decrease for minimum one time-unit and maximum an unlimited portion of an avalikä, and their state of constancy has been stated above.
प्रश्न १५३ - सिद्धा णं भंते ! केवइयं कालं वडढंति ?
उतर १५३ – गोयमा ! जहणणेणं एक्कं समयं उक्कोसेणं अट्ठ समया ।
प्रश्न १५४ - केवइयं कालं अवलिया ?
उत्तर १५४ - गोयमा ! जहणेणं एक्कं समयं उक्कोसेणं छम्मासा ।
Q. 153. Bhante ! How long do the perfected souls in
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A. 153. Minimum one-time unit and maximum eight timeunits.
Q.154. How long is their state of constancy ?
A. 154. Gautama ! Minimum one time-unit and maximum six months.
प्रश्न १५५ - जीवा णं भंते! किं सोवचया, सावचया सोवचय - सावचया निरुवचय - निरवचया ?
उत्तर १५५ - गोयमा ! जीवा णो सोबचया णो सावचया णो सोवचय-सावच्या णिरुवचय - निरवचया । एगिंदिया तईयपए सेसा जीवा चउहिं एहिं भाणियव्वा ।
प्रश्न १५६ - सिद्धा णं पुच्छा ?
उत्तर १५६ - गोयमा ! सिद्धा सोवच्या णो सावच्या णो सोवचयसावचया णिरुवचय- णिरवचया ।
Q. 155. Bhante! Are the living beings with reinforcewith withdrawal, with reinforcement-withdrawal,
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