________________
Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 10
उत्तर ६८ - गोयमा ! लोए लोयमेत्ते लोयप्पभाणे लोयफुडे लोयं चेव फुसित्ता णं चिट्ठइ एवं अहम्मत्थिकाए लोयागासे जीवत्थिकाए पोग्गलत्थिकाए पंच वि एक्काभिलावा ।
प्रश्न ६९ - अहोलोए णं भंते ! धम्मस्थिकायस्स केवइयं फुसइ ?
उत्तर ६९ - गोयमा ! साइरेगं अद्धं फुसइ ।
प्रश्न ७० - तिरियलोए णं भंते ! पुच्छा ? उत्तर ७० - गोयमा ! असंखेज्जइभागं फुसइ । प्रश्न ७१ - उड्ढलोए णं भंते ! पुच्छा ?
उत्तर ७१ - गोयमा ! देसूणं अद्धं फुसइ ।
Q. 68. Bhante ! How big has been stated to be dharmāstikāya ? (In other words, what are the details about dharmāstikāya ?)
217
A. 68. Gautama ! Dharmāstikāya is as big as the spheres, a replica of the spheres, with a similar expanse as the spheres, is touched by the spheres and itself touches the spheres. And like this are adharmästikäya, the sky of the spheres, jīvāstikāya and pudgalāstikaya-these five being wholly identical.
Q. 69. Bhante ! What portion of dharmastikāya is touched by the lower spheres ?
Gautama! It touches slightly more than half. Q. 70. Bhante ! And of the central spheres ?
Gautama ! It touches innumerable portions.
Q. 71.
And of upper spheres, pray !
A. 71. Gautama! It touches about half.
A. 69.
A. 70.
