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भगवती सूत्रः शः ५ उः९
Q. 165.
Why so ?
A. 165. The earth is a living thing as well as a nonliving thing; so it is called Rājagțha, ... till live, nonlive and mixed objects, till living as well as non-living objects. And so these are called the city of Rājagsha. It is for this it is so called (i.e., earth, etc., are called the city of Rajagxha).
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[ on light and darkness ]
प्रश्न १६६ -से णूणं भंते! दिया उज्जोए राइं अंधयारे ? उत्तर १६६-हंता गोयमा ! जाव...अंधयारे । प्रश्न १६७-से केण→णं ?
उत्तर १६७-गोयमा ! दिया सुभा पोग्गला सुभे पोग्गलपरिणामे राई असुभा पोग्गला असुभे पोग्गलपरिणामे। से तेणठेणं।
Q. 166. Bhante ! Is the day bright and the night dark ? A. 166. Yes, Gautama, ... till dark. Q. 167. Why so ?
A. 167. The day has auspicious matter ; it transforms into auspicious matter. The night has inauspicious matter ; it transforms into inauspicious matter. So they are like that,
प्रश्न १६८-णेरइयाणं भंते ! किं उज्जोए अंधयारे ? उत्तर १६८-गोयमा ! हेरइयाणं णो उज्जोए अंधयारे । प्रश्न १६९-से केणठेणं ?
उत्तर १६९-गोयमा! हेरइयाणं असुभा पोग्गला असुभे पोग्गलपरिणामे । से तेणद्वेणं ।
