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The two ślokas and the gāhā derive from Tand. 32a, where Goy. is frequently addressed as āuso or saman'āuso (see 1 comm.). -Cf. Tattv. IV 15 and KIRFEL, Kosmographie pp. 337-339.
3 (276a) The state of things in Bharaha during the best of all epochs (susamasusama) of the present osappini, implicit ref. to Jambudd. 97a.
According to Abhay. the text refers to Jiv. 262b (with ref. to ibid. 1452154b); cf. VII 64.
8. PUDHAVĪ.
1 (278a) In the hells (pudh a ví) and in the heavens there are neither dwellings ... (as in 51 above) ... or a nāga. Nāgas, though, cannot operate beyond the second hell and in the heavens, nor can asuras go beyond the third hell and beyond the second heaven. Moon and moonlight, stars etc. do not exist in the hells and heavens; fire (bāyara agani-kāya) does not exist in the hells, fire and earth (b. pudhavi-k.) do not exist in the heavens up to Bambhaloga and water (b. āu-k.), fire and plants (b. vanassai-k.) do not exist in the heavens beyond Bambhaloga. One gāhā summarizing 54 (tamu-kkāya), 52-3 (kaņha-rāi) and 81.
2 (279b) With HAMG the binding of quantity of life (āuyabandha) is sixfold; it infuses (nihatta = nidhatta : nişikta, Abhay.) class (gai) and stage of existence (jāi), duration of life (thii), size (ogāhaņā), mass (paesa) and intensity (anubhāga) into the soul. The souls are infused with and chained to (niutta) these in both individual and social diversity (nāma and goya).
Cf. Samav. 147b, Thāņa 376b, Pannav. 217.-On niutta see Lehre p. 120, n. 4 = Doctrine p. 185, n. 2.
3 (281b) On the oceans, ref. to Jiv. [Div.] 320b-321a, 176a and 372b.
9. KAMMA.
1 (282b) On the question how many kinds of karman (k a mm a -ppagadi) a being binds by knowledge-clouding karman, ref. to Pannav. 24:491b seq.
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