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[34] Jīvā-jīvābhigama-sūtra [18] Bhagavan! What do those jīvas consume as food? Gautama! They consume pudgalas that are infinite in extent from the perspective of dravya, innumerable in extent from the perspective of kṣetra, in any state from the perspective of kāla, and colored, odorous, flavorful, and tactile from the perspective of bhāva.
Question: Bhagavan! What kind of colored pudgalas do they consume from the perspective of bhāva? Are they one-colored, two-colored, three-colored, four-colored, or five-colored?
Answer: Gautama! From the perspective of sthāna-mārgaṇā, they consume one-colored, two-colored, three-colored, four-colored, and five-colored pudgalas. From the perspective of bheda-mārgaṇā, they consume black pudgalas as well as white pudgalas.
Question: Bhante! What kind of black pudgalas do they consume from the perspective of varṇa? Are they one-quality black or infinite-quality black?
Answer: Gautama! They consume one-quality black pudgalas as well as infinite-quality black pudgalas. / In this way, one should understand up to the white color. /
Question: Bhante! What kind of odorous pudgalas do they consume from the perspective of bhāva? Do they consume one-odorous or two-odorous pudgalas?
Answer: Gautama! From the perspective of sthāna-mārgaṇā, they consume one-odorous pudgalas as well as two-odorous pudgalas. From the perspective of bheda-mārgaṇā, they consume both fragrant and foul-smelling pudgalas.
Question: Bhante! What kind of fragrant pudgalas do they consume? Are they one-quality fragrant or infinite-quality fragrant?
Answer: Gautama! They consume one-quality fragrant as well as infinite-quality fragrant pudgalas. In the same way, one should understand regarding foul-smelling. / One should understand the description of flavors in the same way as color.
Question: Bhante! What kind of tactile pudgalas do those jīvas consume from the perspective of bhāva? Do they consume one-tactile or eight-tactile pudgalas?
Answer: Gautama! From the perspective of sthāna-mārgaṇā, they do not consume one-tactile, two-tactile, three-tactile, four-tactile, five-tactile, or six-tactile pudgalas. They consume four-tactile, five-tactile, up to eight-tactile pudgalas. From the perspective of bheda-mārgaṇā, they consume rough-tactile pudgalas as well as smooth-tactile pudgalas.
Question: Bhante! What kind of rough pudgalas do they consume from the perspective of sparsa? Are they one-quality rough or infinite-quality rough?| SR No. | 003482 |
| Book Title | Agam 14 Upang 03 Jivabhigam Sutra Stahanakvasi |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Madhukarmuni, Rajendramuni, Shobhachad Bharilla |
| Publisher | Agam Prakashan Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 736 |
| Language | Prakrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 19 MB |