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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 1
उत्तर ४१ - गोयमा ! सव्वत्थोवा पोग्गला अणाघा इज्जमाणा अणासाइज्जमाणा अनंतगुणा अफासाइज्जमाणा अनंतगुणा ।
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इंदियाणं घाणिदिय जिब्भिं दिय-फासिंदियवेमाया ए भुज्जो भुज्जो परिणमति । चउरिदियाणं चखिं दिय- धाणिदिय-जि ब्भिंदिय- फासिंदियत्ताए भुज्जो भुज्जो परिणमति ।
40. There's difference in the life-span of the three- and four-organ being39, ...till innumerable particles of matter are absorbed and many times more than that are lost without taste and without touch.
Q. 41. Bhante ! What of matter particles not smelt, not tasted, not touched ?
A. 41. Gautama ! Matter particles not smelt are less in number; matter particles not tasted are infinite times more and (so also are) infinite times more matter particles not touched.
Intake by the three-organ beings by the organs of smell, taste and touch transform again and again but in an indeterminate way. Intake by the four-organ beings by the organs of sight, smell, taste and touch transform again and again but in an indeterminate way.
[ on non-human beings with five-organs and on human beings ] ४२ - पंचिदिय तिरिक्खजोणियाणं ठिई भणिऊणं उस्सासो वेमायाए । आहारो अगाभोगणिव्वत्तिओ अजुसमय अविरहिओ । आभोगणिव्वत्तिओ जहण्गेणं अंतोमुहुत्तस्स उक्कोसेणं छट्ठभत्तस्स । सेसं जहा चउरिदियाणं जावं... णो अचलियं कम्मं णिज्जरेंति ।
४३ - एवं मणुस्साण वि । णवरं आभोगणिव्वत्तिए जहणणेणं अंतोतं उक्कोसे अट्ठमभत्तस्स । सोइंदिय ५ वेमायत्ताए भुज्जो भुज्जो परिणमंति सेसं जहा तहेव जाव... णिज्जरेंति ।
42. Necessary to note is the life-span of the fiveorgan non-human beings40, and their breathing activity which
