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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 6 Ch. 3
times he does not bind. A being without full attainment sometimes binds and sometimes does not bind. A being withand without-attainment does not bind. Like this (all the seven types of karma), karma binding life-span excepted. As to karma binding life-span, the first two sometimes bind and sometimes do not bind; the third one does not bind.
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Q. 38: Bhante! Does a living being with speech bind karma enshrouding knowledge? Does a living being without speech bind? And so on.
A. 38. Gautama! A being with speech and one without speech sometimes bind karma enshrouding knowledge, and sometimes do not bind, and like this all the seven, karma obstructing speech excepted. As to karma obstructing speech, a being with speech binds this, and a being without speech sometimes binds this and sometimes does not bind.
Q. 39. Does a paritta (with one-soul-in-one-body) bind karma enshrouding knowledge? Does an aparitta (with manysouls-in-a-body) bind ? Does a non-paritta non-aparitta bind?
A. 39. Gautama! A paritta sometimes binds karma enshrouding knowledge and sometimes he does not. An aparitta binds. A non-paritta non-aparitta does not bind. Like this is to be known of the seven types of karma, karma binding life-span excepted. A paritta and an aparitta sometimes bind karma giving life-span and sometimes do not bind. A non-paritta non-aparitta does not bind this.
Q. 40. One with mati knowledge, one with śruta knowledge, one with avadhi knowledge, one with manaḥ-paryāya knowledge and one with supreme knowledge-do they bind karma enshrouding knowledge ?
A. 40 Gautama! times do not bind. bind. Like this is to
The first four sometimes bind and someOne with supreme knowledge does not be known of the seven types of karma,
