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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 3 Ch.3
83
भंते ! त्ति भगवं गोयमे समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ णमंसइ वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता एवं वयासीः
Bhante !-So saying Bhagavān Gautama paid his homage and obeisance to Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira, and having done so, he made the following submission :
[ tidal bores in Salt Sea ]
प्रश्न ८४-भंते! कम्हा णं लवणसमुद्दे चाउद्दस-ट्ठमु-ट्ठि -पुण्णमासिणीसु अइरेगं वड्ढइ वा? हायइ वा?
उत्तर ८४-जहा जीवाभिगमे लवणसमुद्दवत्तव्वया णेयव्वा। जाव... लोयट्ठिई लोयाणुभावे।
Q. 84. Bhante ! How is it that the Salt Sea has considerable rising tides and falling tides on the 14th and 8th days of the fortnight, on the full-moon day and on the new-moon day ?
A. 84. On this, refer to the discussion on the Salt Sea in the Jirābhigama Sutra....till the location of sphere, the influence of sphere19.
सेवं भंते!
सेवं भंते!
त्ति । जाव...विहरइ।
Bhante!
So they are.
Glory be to the Lord !
So saying, Gautama paid his homage and obeisance to the Lord, and having done so, he withdrew to his seat.
तइओ उद्देसो सम्मत्तो। Chapter Three ends