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भगवती सूत्र शः ५ उ: ४
उत्तर ५२-गोयमा ! जं णं जीवा चरित्तमोहणिज्जस्स कम्मस्स उदएणं हसंति वा उस्सुयायंति वा से णं केवलिस्स णत्थि से तेणट्ठणं जाव...णो णं तहा केवली हसेज्ज वा उस्सुयाएज्ज वा ।
प्रश्न ५३-जीवे णं भंते ! हसमाणे वा उस्सुयमाणे वा कइ कम्मपगडीओ बंधई ?
उत्तर ५३-गोयमा ! सत्तविहबंधर वा अट्ठविहबंधए वा एवं जाव... वेमाणिए। पोहत्तएहिं जीवेगिंदियवज्जो तियभंगो।
Q. 50. Bhante ! Does a man (monk) liable to lapses laugh ? Does he become inquisitive ?
A. 50. Yes, he laughs and he becomes inquisitive.
Q. 51. Bhante ! Does the omniscient laugh ? Does he become inquisitive in the same manner as the man (monk) liable to lapses ?
A. 51. Gautama ! He does not.
Q. 52. Bhante ! Why is it so,...till the omniscient does not laugh nor becomes inquisitive ?
A. 52. Gautama ! A living being laughs and becomes inquisitive when his karma deluding conduct is up, but the omniscient has no more of such karma left. It is for this,... till the omniscient does neither laugh nor become inquisitive.
Q. 53. Bhante ! While laughing and becoming inquisitive, how many types of karma does a living being bind ?
A. 53. Gautama ! Seyen types or eight types, and this...till the Vaimānikas. If, however, the question is asked about many living beings, state three forms of karma bondage for all (nineteen) species, exception being (the five species of one-organ beings12.