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भगवती सूत्रम् शः ११ उः १ संखेज्ज, कालं एवइयं कालं सेवेज्जा-एवइयं कालं गइरागई करेज्जा। एवं तेइंदियजीवे एवं चरिंदियजीवे वि।
A. 33. Gautama ! As per transmigration minimum, twice and maximum, a countable number of times. As per time, minimum, less than two muhurtas and maximum, for'a limited period of time. Likewise with three and four organ beings.
प्रश्न ३४-से णं भंते ! उप्पलजीवे पंचेंदियतिरिक्खजोणियजीवे पुणरवि उप्पलजीवेत्ति पुच्छा ?
Q.34. Bhante ! When the soul of an Utpala is reborn in the subhuman world of animals and then reverts to Utpala, how long can it move back and forth like this?
उत्तर ३४-गोयमा ! भवादेसेणं जहण्णेणं दो भवग्गहणाई उक्कोसेणं अट्ठ भवग्गहणाई कालादेसेणं जहण्णेणं दो अंतोमुहुत्ताई उक्कोसेणं पुवकोडिपुहुत्तं एवइयं कालं सेवेज्जा-एवइयं कालं गइरागई करेज्जा। एवं मणुस्सेण वि समं जाव एवइयं कालं गइरागई करेज्जा।
___A. 34. Gautama ! As per transmigration, minimuma twice and maximum, eight times. As per time, minimum, less than two muhurtas, and maximum, for an infinite time. Likewise with transmigration to the world of men and reverting back and forth.
प्रश्न ३५-ते णं भंते ! जीवा किमाहारमाहारेंति ?
Q. 35. Bhante ! What food is taken by the soul in an Utpala ?
उत्तर ३५–गोयमा ! दव्वओ अगंतपएसियाई दवाई एवं जहा आहारुद्देसए वणस्सइकाइयाणं आहारो तहेव जाव...सव्वप्पणयाए आहारमाहारेति । णवरं णियमा छद्दिसि सेसं तं चेव ।
A. 35. Gautama ! It collects food from an infinite number of regions, as stated in the Prajñāpaņā Sūtra chapter
