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भगवती सूत्र शः ३ उः ३
A. 77.
No, they do not.
Q. 78. Why do you say so that when a living being, ... till in a measured way, these do not, in the end, become final activities for him ?
A. 78. Manditaputra! So long as the living being, ...till transforms in a measured way, he disturbs, resolves (to kill) and tortures ; he continues to disturb, to resolve and to torture ; he is disturbing, resolving and torturing; he is continuing to disturb, to resolve and to torture; and so he causes, to prāna, bhuta, jiva and sattva, grief, pain and sorrow, makes them shed tears, beats them, chastises them, makes them unhappy, and turns himself into an instrument (of torture). So it is said that a living being who trembles, ..till suitably transforms in a measured way, such one does not perform final activities before his death16.
प्रश्न ७९-जीवे णं भंते ! सया समियं णो एयइ जाव...णो तं तं भावं परिणमइ?
... उत्तर ७९-हंता मंडियपुत्ता! जीवे णं सया समियं जाव...णो परिणमइ।
प्रश्न ८०-जावं च णं भंते! से जीवे नो एयइ जाव...णो तं तं भावं परिणमइ तावं च णं तस्स जीवस्स अंते अंतकिरिया भवइ?
उत्तर ८०-हंता जाव...भवइ।
प्रश्न ८१-से केणठेणं जाव...भवेइ ?
उत्तर ८१-मंडियपुत्ता! जावं च णं से जीवे सया समियं णो एयइ जाव...णो परिणमइ तावं च णं से जीवे णो आरंभइ णो सारंभइ णो समारंभइ। णो आरंभे वट्टइ णो सारंभे वट्टइ णो समारंभे वट्टइ। अणारंभमाणे असारंभमाणे असभारंभमाणे आरंभे अवट्टमाणे सारंभे अवट्टमाणे समारंभे अवट्टमाणे बहूणं पाणाणं भूयाणं जीवाणं सत्ताणं अदुक्खावणयाए जाव... अपरितावणयाए वट्टइ।
