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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 1
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and there will be no time when there were no spheres. The spheres did exist and will continue to exist. The spheres are fixed, eternal, permanent, non-depreciating, non-wearing out, ever-existent and without limit.
As to bhāva, the spheres are with limitless colours, smells, substances and touches, with limitless physical structures, with limitless heaviness and lightness, with limitless nonheaviness non-lightness, and without limit.
So, you see, Skandaka, as to substance, the spheres are with limit, and so (i. e., with limit) are they as to 'place ; but as to time, the spheres are without limit, and so also without limit are they as to bhāva.
जे वि य ते खंदया ! जाव...सअंते जीवे अणंते जीवे तस्य वि य णं अयमठे-एवं खलु जाव... दवओ णं एगे जीवे सअंते । खेत्तओ णं जीवे असंखेज्जपएसिए असंखेज्जपएसोगाढे अस्थि पुण से अंते। कालो णं जीवे न कयाइ न आसी जाव...निच्चे नत्थि पुण से अंते। भावओ णं जीवे अगंता णाणपज्जवा अणंता दंसणपज्जवा अणंता चारित्तपज्जवा अणंता अगुरुलहुयपज्जवा नत्थि पुण से अंते । सेत्तं दविओ जीवे सते खेत्तओ जीवे सते कालो जीवे अणते भावओ जीवे अणंते ।
As to souls, oh Skandaka, you have in your mind,... till whether souls are with limit or without limit. On this, l ordain,...till as to substance, souls are one and with limit. As to place, souls are with innumerable space-units, holding innumerable space-units, but still with limit. As to time, there was no time, nor there will be any, when souls did not, do not and will not, exist,...till ever-existent and without limit. As to bhāva, souls are in possession of limitless knowledge, of limitless vision, of limitless conduct, of limitless non-heaviness and non-lightness, and again without limit. So you see, as to substance souls are with limit, and so also as to place they are with limit ; but as to time, without limit, and so . too as to bhāva (without limit).
जे वि य ते खंदया! (पुच्छा). इमेयारूवे चितिए जाव...कि सअंता सिद्धी अणंता सिद्धी तस्स वि य णं अयमठे–मए खंदया! एवं खलु
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