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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 1 Ch. 2
A. 83. Gautama ! They are similar to those of the infernal beings. Differences are that karma, colour and tinge (of the Asurakumāras are the reverse of those of the infernal beings, i.e.,) those born earlier have a heavier burden of karma and impurer colour and impurer tinge and those born later are superior. The rest as aforesaid...till the Stanitakumāras60.
[ on earth-bodies ]
८४ - पुढविक्किाइयाणं आहार कम्म-वन्न-लेस्सा जहा नेरइयाणं । प्रश्न ८५ – पुढविक्किाइया णं भंते ! सव्वे समवेयणा ?
उत्तर ८५ - हंता समवेयणा ।
प्रश्न ८६-से केणट्ठणं भंते !
उत्तर ८६ - गोयमा ! चेयणं वेदेंति से तेणट्ठेणं... ।
प्रश्न ८७ - पुढविक्काइया णं भंते ! सव्वे समकिरिया ?
उत्तर ८७ - हंता समकिरिया ।
प्रश्न ८८ - से केणट्ठेणं ?
उत्तर ८८ - गोयमा ! पुढ विक्काइया सव्वे माई मिच्छादिट्ठी । ताणं णियइयाओ पंच किरियाओ कज्जंति त जहा आरंभिया जाव... मिच्छादंसणवत्तिया । से तेणट्ठेणं... समाउया समोववन्नगा जहा नेरइया तहा भाणियव्वा ।
समवेयणा ?
पुढविक्काइया सव्वे असन्नी असन्निभूयं अणिदाए
84. The intake, karma, colour and tinge of the earthbodies are similar to those of the infernal beings.
Q. 85. Bhante ! Do all the earth-bodies have an equal feeling of suffering?
A. 85. Yes, they have an equal feeling of suffering.
Q. 86. Bhante ! Why so ?
