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पढमो उद्देसो
Chapter One
रायगिहे जाव...एवं वयासी
in the city of Rājagsha, till made the following submission :
[ Directions ] प्रश्न १-किमियं भंते ! पाईणा ति पवुच्चइ ?
Q. 1. Bhante! What direction ?
is the nature of the eastern
उत्तर १-गोयमा ! जीवा चेव अजीवा चेव।
A. 1. Gautama ! It has the form of a jiva as well as of a non-jiva.
प्रश्न २-किमियं भंते ! पडीणा ति पवुच्चइ ?
Q.2. Bhante ! What is the nature of the direction ?
western
उत्तर २-गोयमा ! एवं चेव । एवं दाहिणा एवं उदीणा एवं उड्डा . एवं अहो वि।
A. 2. Gautama ! It is similar to the eastern direction. So also the north and the south ; so also the upper region and the region underneath.
प्रश्न ३-कइ णं भंते ! दिस ओ पण्णत्ताओ?
Q. 3. Bhante ! How many are the directions ?
