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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 2 Ch. 10
Q. 74. Bhante! Do the hulls of the Ratnaprabha hell touch a limited portion of dharmästikäya, do they touch its unlimited portion,...till touch the whole ?
A. 74. Gautama! It touches a limited portion, not an unlimited portion, nor limited portions, nor unlimited portions nor the whole. Like this about all the hulls. And as has been stated of the Ratnaprabha hell, so...till the seventh hell, all isles (continents) like Jambu-dvipa, etc., all seas like Salt Sea, etc., and Saudharma-kalpa...till the abode of the liberated souls-all these touch an unlimited portion of dharmastikāya. The touch with others is to be specifically prohibited, and this is true of adharmastikāya. and of the sky of the spheres.
गाहा
पुढवोदही घण-तणु कप्पा गेवेज्जणुत्तरा सिद्धी । संखेज्जइभागं अंतरेसु सेसा असंखेज्जा ॥
Couplet :
Hells, viscous water, windBoth viscous and light
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Kalpas, graiveyakas, anuttaras, Siddhi-the abode of liberated souls
These touch unlimited portion of dharmastikāya (Seven) hulls touch only a limited portion.
दसमो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो | Chapter ten ends
बिइयं सयं सम्मत्तं ।
Book two ends.
