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भगवती सूत्र शः ६ उ: ५
A. 70. None of these, but difference is that it may be these with oblique movement.
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Q. 71. Bhante ! Does tamaskāya have the shape of the moon, the sun, planets, stars and heavenly bodies ?
A. 71. None of these, though these are near to tamaskāya.
Q. 72. Bhante! Is tamaskāya the beam of the moon ? Is it the ray of the sun?
A. 72. It is neither, but it is dark (defiling) in itself (kadusaniya).
Q. 73. Bhante ! What has been stated to be the colour of tamaskāya ?
A. 73. Gautama ! The colour of tamaskāya is dark, with dark effect, grave, horrifying, dreary, fear-generating and pitchy black. At its first sight, even a god is terrified. And if perchance a god steps into it, then, at a very quick and fast pace, he moves out of it.
प्रश्न ७४ - तमुक्कायस्स णं भंते ! कइ णामधेज्जा पण्णत्ता ?
उत्तर ७४ - गोयमा ! तेरस णामधेज्जा पण्णत्ता तं जहा - तमे इ वा तमुक्काए इ वा अंधकारे इ वा महांधकारे इ वा लोगंधकारे इ वा लोगतमिसे इ वा देवंधयारे इ वा देवतमिसे इ वा देवरणे इ वा देववूहे इ वा देवफलिहे इ वा देवपडिक्खोभे इ वा अरुणोदए इ वा समुदे ।
प्रश्न ७५ - तमुक्काए णं भंते! किं पुढविपरिणामे आउपरिणामे जीवपरिणामे पोग्गलपरिणामे ?
उत्तर ७५ - गोयमा ! णो पुढविपरिणामे आउपरिणामे वि जीवपरिणामे वि पोग्गलपरिणामे वि ।
प्रश्न ७६ - तमुक्काए णं भंते ! सव्वे पाणा भूया जीवा सत्ता पुढवीकाइयताए जाव...तसका इयत्ताए उववण्णपुव्वा ?
