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भगवती सूत्रम् शः ११ उः १ What is the length of the souls in an
_ Q. 5. Bhante ! Utpala ?
उत्तर ५-गोयमा! जहण्णेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभागं उक्कोसेणं साइरेगं जोयणसहस्स।
____A.5. Gautama ! The smaller length may be as big as the smallest fraction of a finger and the biggest length may be slightly more than a thousand yojanas.
प्रश्न ६ ते णं भंते ! जीवा णाणावरणिज्जस्स कम्मस्स किं बंधगा अबंधगा ?
Q. 6. Bhante ! Do these souls acquire karma enshrouding knowledge, or do they not acquire it ?
णो अबंधगा बंधए वा बंधगा वा। एवं जाव...
उत्तर ६-गोयमा ! अंतराइयस्स।
A. 6. Gautama! They do acquire karma enshrouding knowledge : they are not free from it.. When there is one soul, it has a single bondage ; but when there are many, there are many bondages. Likewise with all types of karma, till one causing obstruction and karma giving life-span being excepted.
प्रश्न ७-णवरं आउयस्स पुच्छा ?
Q. 7. Bhante ! Do these souls in an Utpala acquire karma giving a life-span, or do they not acquire it ?
उत्तर ७-गोयमा ! बंधए वा अबंधए वा बंधगा वा अबंधगा वा; अहवा बंधए य अबंधए य अहवा बंधए य अबंधगा य अहवा बंधगा य अबंधए य अहवा बंधगा य अबंधगा य एते अट्ठ भंगा।
A. 7. Gautama ! One soul may acquire this bondage, another soul may not acquire this ; many souls may acquire
