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only in the central world (see VI 81). Fire (sattha = sastra 'the wounding instrument') has no effect (no kamai = krāmati) on the being that penetrates it, if that being is [so] fine (that the senses cannot perceive it] (sükşma). This is for instance the case with the karmic body, i.e. the body that is involved in viggaha-gai (vigraha-gati-samāpanno hi kārmana-sarīratvena sūkşmaḥ, cf. Tattv. II 26 and 38) and, in the case of aviggaha-gai, with the transformation body of G and of A'M possessing the magical power to transform themselves (vaikriya-labdhi); in the latter case also the swiftness of the body plays a role: sūkņmatvād vaikriya-sarīrasya sīghratvāc ca tadgateh. As to the Al that are avigraha-gati-samāpanna, they cannot penetrate fire since they are immobile (sthāvara, Abhay, quotes the Curņikāra). The comm. is silent upon A2-4.
2 (642b) [No dialogue.] Ten things (thāna) produce disagreeable (anittha) sensations for H, viz sound, form, smell, taste, touch, movement (gai), state (thii), appearance (lāvanna), reputation (jaso-kitti) and energy or will (utthāna etc., see I 36). The same things produce agreeable (ittha) sensations for G and mixed (itthânittha) sensations for AM. A1-4, of course, only experience sensations produced by the last 6, 7, 8 and 9 things resp.
gai and thii may also mean 'stage of existence' and 'life-time' (āyuşka, Abhay.).
3 (643b) Even a mighty (mah’iddhīya etc.) god can pass beyond (ullanghettae vā palanghettae vā) a transverse (tiriya) mountain or wall only by attracting particles from without (bāhirae poggale pariyāittā, cf. III 44). * *
6. KIM-AHĀRA.
la (644a) * To the question 'What do beings attract ?' (neraiyā etc. kim - ā hārā) this is the answer: HAMG all attract matter and again matter it is that underlies their changes of condition as well as the place of origin and the duration [of their rebirths, and it is because of this conjunction with matter that] beings are wholly subjected to karman (neraiyā ņam poggalāhārā poggala-pariņāmā p.-joņiyā p.-tthiīyā kammộvagā kammaniyāṇā k.-țțhiīyā kammunā-m-eva vippariyāsam enti; evam jāva Vemāniyā).
1b (644a) HAMG attract complete substances (avīi-davva : paờipunna davva) as well as defective substances (vīi-d.) scil.
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