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भगवती सूत्र शः ५ उ: ४ प्रश्न ४९-से केण→णं तं चेव केवली णं आरगयं वा पारगयं वा जाव... पासइ?
उत्तर ४९-गोयमा ! केवली णं पुरथिमेणं मियं पि जाणइ अमियं पि जाणइ एवं दाहिणणं पच्चत्थिमेणं उत्तरेणं उड्ढं अहे मियं पि जाणइ अमिय पि जाणइ : सव्वं जाणइ केवली सव्वं पासइ केवली सव्वओ जाणइ पासइ सव्वकालं सव्वभावे जाणइ केवली सव्वभावे पासइ केवली। अणंते णाणे केवलिस्स अणंते दंसणे केवलिस्स णिव्वुडे-णाणे केवलिस्स णिव्वुडे-दसणे केवलिस्स । से तेणठेणं जाव...पासइ ।
Q. 45. Bhante ! Does a man (monk) liable to lapses hear the sound of instruments (when they are) on play, such as, sound of a conch, sound of a war-horn, sound of a small conch, sound of a kharamukhi, sound of a potā. sound of a pariparitā, sound of a panava, sound of a pataha, sound of a bhambhā, sound of a horambha, sound of a bugle, sound of a jhallari, sound of a dundubhi, sound of a string instrument, sound of an instrument (like a drum) which goes afar, sound of an instrument which is solid ( like that of a gong), sound of an instrument which is musical (like that of a clarionet ) ?
A. 45. Yes, Gautama, a man (monk) liable to lapses hears the sound of instruments on play, such as, sound of a conch, ...till sound of an instrument which is musical.
Q.46. Bhante ! Does he hear those (sounds) which touch ( the ear ) ? Or, does he hear those (sounds ) which do not touch ?
A. 46. Gautama ! ( He ) hears (those ) which touch, ( but ) does not hear (those ) which do not touch,...till hears, as a rule, from six directions.
0.47. Bhante! Does a man (monk) liable to lapses hear sounds which are near the organ of hearing, or sounds which are afar from the organ of hearingl ?
A. 47. Gautama ! (He) hears sounds which are near his organ of hearing, and not those which are afar.
