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Q. 24. Bhante ! What's the duration of the breathing activity, inhaling and exhaling, of the Nāgakumāras ?
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A. 24. Gautama ! Minimum duration of breathing activityinhaling and exhaling, is seven stokas, and maximum something like two to nine 48-minute durations.
Q. 25. Bhante ! Are the Nāgakumāras keen for intake ?
A. 25. Yes, they are so.
Q. 26. Bhante! After what time-gap do they feel the desire for intake ?
A.26. Gautama ! Their intake is stated to be of two types. They are : conscious and unconscious. Of these, unconscious intake is incessant and takes place every moment; but the desire for conscious intake grows after a minimum gap of a four-meal-losing full-fast day and a maximum gap of two to nine days. The rest is as with the Asurakumāras, ...till they exhaust karma which is itself in the process of moving out, not karma which is still dormant. And that too of the Suvarnakumāras till the Stanitakumāras34.
[ on the earth-bodies, etc. ]
प्रश्न २७ - पुढवीकाइयाणं भंते! केइयं कालं ठिई पण्णता ?
उत्तर २७ - गोयमा ! जहणेणं अंतोमुहुत्तं उक्कोसेणं बावीसं वाससहस्साइं ।
प्रश्न २८ - पुढवीकाइया णं भंते! केवइकालस्स आणमंति वा पाणमंति वा ऊससंति वा णीससंति वा ?
उत्तर २८ - गोयमा !
माया आणमंति वा ४ |
प्रश्न २९ - पुढवीकाइया णं भंते ! आहारट्ठी ?
उत्तर २९ - हंता आहारट्ठी ।
