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Bhagavai 6:1:15-16
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Mahāvedanā-mahānijjarā-caubhamga-padam 6.15 jīvä ņam bhamte! kim mahāvedanā mahānijjarā? mahāvedaņā appani-jjarā?
appavedaņā mahānijjarā? appavedaņā appanijjarā? goyamā! atthegatiyā jīvā mahāvedanā mahānijjarā, atthegatiyā jīvā mahāvedaņā appanijjurā, atthegatiyä jīvā appavedaņā mahānijjarā, atthegatiyā jīvä
appavedanā appanijjarā The Topic of Four Alternatives with respect to Intensive Pain
Are the souls, O Lord! the ones (souls) with intensive pain and with massive falling away of karma? Are they with intensive pain and meagre falling away of karma? Are they with little pain and massive falling away of karma? Are they with little pain and meagre falling away of karma? Gautama! there are some souls with intensive pain and massive falling away of karma, there are some with intensive pain and meagre falling away of karma, there are some with little pain and massive falling away of karma,
there are some with little pain and meagre falling away of karma. 6.16 se kenatthenum?
goyamä! padimäpadivannae anagāre mahävedane mahānijjare. chatthasattamāsu pudhavīsu neraiyā mahāvedaņā appanijjarä. selesim padivannae anagāre appavedane mahānijjare, anuttarovavāiyä devä appavedaņā appanijjarā. In what way is it so? Gautama! an ascetic practising the course of intensive penance has intensive pain and massive falling away of karma The infernals in the sixth and seventh land are with intensive pain and meagre passing away of karma. The ascetic in the state of the absolute motionless condition like that of the Mount Meru is with little pain and massive falling away of karma. The gods of the highest heaven are with little experience of pain and meagre falling away of karma.
Bhāsya 1. Sūtras 15-16
In the first dialogue (Sūtras 1 to 4), the description of intensive pain and massive falling away of karma etc. has been made on the basis of auspicious falling away of karma. In the present dialogue, these topics have been described with illustrations. There is prescription of intensive courses of penance for monk. A monk, practising the intensive course, has to endeavour many hardships'.' So he experiences intensive pain. But as his psychic state is auspicious, and also as he maintains equanimity while tolerating hardships, he has massive falling away of karma. The infernals in the sixth and seventh lands experience intensive pain on account of their agonising
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