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Both are amply provided with vessels and other materials suitable for their purpose-Both handle Agni-kāya (fire-bodied) objects. One kindles fire, while the other extinguishes it. Out of the two, who has more Evil Karmans ?
Bhagavāna :--Kālodāyin ! Out of the two persons, one who kindles fire is more sinful and he acquires a great mass of Evil Karmans. Because, one who kindles fire, does more injury to prithivi-kāya (earth-bodied), ap-kāya, (water-bodied), vāyukāya (air-bodied), vanaspati-kāya (vegetable-bodied), and trasakaya (moving) living beings and less injury to agni-kaya (firebodied) living beings. While on the contrary he, who extinguishes fire, does more injury to agni-kāya (fire-bodied) but he does less injury to prithivi-kaya (earth-bodied), ap-kaya (waterbodied), vâyu kāya (air-bodied), vanaspatî käya (vegetable-bodied), and trasa-kāya (moving beings). Therefore, he, who kindles fire does more injury, and he who extinguishes fire, does less injury.
केगट्टणं भंते ! एवं वुचइ-तत्य गंजे से पुरिसे जाव अप्पवयणतराए चेव ? कालोदाई ! तत्थ णं जे से पुरिसे अगणिकाय उज्जालेह से गं पुरिसे बहुतराग पुढविकाय समारंमति बहुतराग आउक्काय समारंभति अप्पतरायं तेउकायं समारंभति बहुतराग वाउकार्य समारंभति बहुतरागं वणस्सइकायं सपारंभति बहुतरागं तसकायं समारंभति, तत्थ णं जे से पुरिसे आणिकाय निव्वावेति से णे पुरिसे अप्पतराग पुढविकायं समारंभइ अप्पतरागं
आउकार्य समारंभइ बहुतरागं तेउकायं समारंभति अपतरागं वाउकायं समा. रंभइ अस्पतराग वणस्सइकायं समारंभइ अप्पतरागं उसकायं समारंभति से तेण?णं कालोदाई ! जाव अपवेयणतराए चेव ।। (सूत्र ३०७) ।
॥ भगवती सूत्र-शतक; उद्देशः १० ।।
॥ पृ. ३२६ ॥
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