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Q.II.31.2 A.II.31.2
What is the meaning of being born (birth)? Acquisition of the new body by the empirical soul is called birth or getting born.
Q.II.31.3 A.II.31.3
What is the meaning of spontaneous birth? Acquisition by formation of the body, limbs etc. by the empirical soul by acquiring matter particles from the environment spontaneously are called spontaneous birth.
Q.II.31.4 A.II.31.4
What is the meaning of uterus birth? The birth that occur due to the union of the sperm of the father and the egg of the mother in the womb of the mother is called uterus birth e.g. of human beings.
Q.II.31.5 A.II.31.5
What is the meaning of birth in special beds? The birth which takes place in special bed without the union of the sperm of father and egg of the mother is called birth in special beds e.g. of celestial / heavenly and hellish beings.
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I fpUk&' khr&l ork% I sjk fe Jk' plkLrku; % 11.32 Sacitta- ta-samvt h setar mir caika astadyonayah I fpŪK] khr vkg or rFkk buds myV vfpùk) m".k vkS foor rFkk 'fe J' vFkkr - I fpùkkfpùk)'khrks.k vki l orfoor&; s'tUe' dh ;kfu; ki ga Living matter, cold covered, their opposites and their combinations are the nuclei (seats of birth) severally.
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Q.II.32.1 A.II.32.1
How many nuclei (yoni) of birth are there and which are they? There are nine namely living matter (sacitta), cold ( ita), covered (samy ta), non living beings (acita), hot(u na), exposed (viv ta), mixed (living and non living being), Hot and cold ( ito na) and covereduncovered (samy ta- viv ta).
Q.II.32.2 A.II.32.2
What is the meaning of nuclei? The place of birth of a living being is called nucleus (nuclei is the plural). The nucleus is like a container.
Q.II.32.3 A.II.32.3
What is the difference between birth and nucleus? Nucleus is the container and birth is like what is contained in it. It can also be said that nucleus is like the foundation and birth is the structure built on the foundation.
Q.II.32.4 A.II.32.4
What is the meaning of the foundation? It means the place or thing on which (or in which) the work to be done takes place.
Q.II.32.5 A.II.32.5
What is the meaning of work/content? The work in the form of birth that place is called work/content.