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भगवती सूत्रम् सः ७ ऊः २ पच्चक्खाणी असंखेज्जगुणा अपच्चक्खाणी अणंतगुणा। पंचिंदियतिरिक्खजोणिया सव्वत्थोवा पच्चक्खाणापच्चक्खाणी अपच्चक्खाणी असंखेज्जगुणा । मणुस्सा सव्वत्थोवा पच्चक्खाणी पच्चक्खाणापच्चक्खाणी संखेज्जगुणा अपच्चक् खाणी असंखेज्जगुणा।
. A. 46. Gautama! Smallest in number are the renounced beings; innumerably more are those who are renounced in part ; and infinitely more are those without renunciation. Among the five-organ sub-human beings, smaller in number are those who are renounced in part, and infinitely more are those without renunciation. Among human beings, smallest in number are those who are renounced ; countable number of times more are those who are renounced in part ; and innumerable times more are those without renunciation.
[question of eternality]
प्रश्न ४७-जीवा णं भंते ! कि सासया असासया ?
Q. 47. Bhante ! Are the living beings eternal ? Are they non-eternal ?
उत्तर ४७-गोयमा ! जीवा सिय सासया सिय असासया।
A. 47. Gautama ! In a sense they are eternal. In a sense, they are non-eternal.
प्रश्न ४८-से केणठेणं भंते ! एवं वुच्चइ-जीवा सिय सासया सिय असासया । . Q. 48. Bhante ! Why so ?
उत्तर ४८-गोयमा ! दविठ्ठयाए सासया भावठ्ठयाए असासया। से तेणठेणं गोयमा ! एवं वुच्चइ-जाव...सिय असासया। ..
eternal.
A. 48. Gautama ! As substance, they are As form they are non-eternal. Hence I say so. ..... प्रश्न ४९-णेरइया णं भंते ! किं सासया असासया ?
