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भगवती सूत्रम् सः ८ उः ८
उत्तर २७६.-गोयमा ! पुट्ठा कज्जइ णो अपुटठा कज्जइ जाव...णियमा छद्दिसिं।
A. 276. Gautama ! They are effective when touched, not when untouched, and this, as a rule, in all the six. directions.
प्रश्न २७१-जंबुद्दीवे णं भंते ! दीवे सूरिया केवइयं खेत्तं उड्ढं तवंति केवइयं खेत्तं अहो तवंति केवइयं खेत्तं तिरियं तवंति ?
Q. 277. Bhante ! In the Isle of Jambu, how many high regions are warmed up by the two suns, and how many low regions, and how many oblique (middle) regions ?
उत्तर २७७-गोयमा ! एग जोयणसयं उडढं तवंति अट्ठारस जोयणसयाई अहे तवंति सीयालीसं जोयणसहस्साइं दोणि तेवढे जोयणसए एक्कवीसं च सद्विभाए जोयणस्स तिरियं तवंति।
A. 277. Gautama ! They warm up regions 100 yojānas: high, 1800 yojanas low and 47263 21/60 yojanas in the middle.
प्रश्न २७८-अंतो णं भंते ! माणुसुत्तरपव्वयस्स जे चंदिमसूरियगहगणणक्खत्ततारारूवा ते णं भंते ! देवा किं उड्ढोववण्णगा?
Q. 278. Bhante ! Did the moons, the suns, planets, stars and other luminaries which are within the range of the Manusyottara mountains have their genesis in the upper regions?
उत्तर २७८-जहा जिवाभिगमे तहेव णिरवसेस जाव...उक्कोसेणं छम्मासा।
A. 278. As stated in the Jivabhigama Sutra ( Pratipatti 3), without ommission, till the period of vacancy may be for six months in the maximum.
प्रश्न २७९-बाहिया णं भंते ! माणुसुत्तरस्स ?