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भगवती सूत्र शः १ उः ७ प्रश्न २३६-नेरइए णं भंते! नेरइएसु उववज्जमाणे कि अद्धेणं अद्धं उववज्जइ अद्रेणं सव्वं उववज्जइ सव्वेणं अद्धं उववज्जइ सव्वेणं सव्वं उववज्जइ?
उत्तर २३६-जहा पढमिल्लेणं अट्ठ दंडगा तहा अद्धेण वि अट्ठ दंडगा भाणियव्वा। नवरं जहिं देसेणं देसं उववज्जइ तहिं अद्धेणं अद्धं उववज्जइ इति भाणि. यव्वं। एयं णाणत्तं एते सव्वे वि सोलस दंडगा भाणियव्वा।
0. 231. Bhante! An infernal being taking birth among the infernal beings-is he so born by part in part, by part in whole, by whole in part, or by whole in whole144 ?
A. 231. Gautama ! Not by part in part, nor by part in whole, nor by whole in part, but by whole in whole ; and so from the infernal beings...till the Vaimanikas.
. Q. 232. Bhante ! Does one born among the infernal beings have intake by part in part, by part in whole, by whole in part, or by whole in whole ?
A. 232. Gautama ! Has intake not by part in part, nor by part in whole, but by whole in part, and by whole in whole ; and so...till the Vaimanikas.
Q. 233. Bhante! Does a being departing from infernal life do so by part in part ?
___A. 233. Gautama! As in case of birth, so in case of departure-the same standard is observed.
Q. 234. Bhante! Does one departing from infernal life have intake by part in part ?
___A. 234. Same as aforesaid-by whole in part, and by whole in whole; and this...till the Vaimanikas.
Q. 235. Bhante Did one born among the infernal beings take birth by part in part ?
