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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 5 Ch. 7
Q. 117. Bhante! Are the molecules of matter särdha, samadhya and sapradeśa? Or, are they anardha, amadhya and aprade sa31?
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A. 117. Gautama ! The molecules of matter are anardha, amadhya and apradeśa, but never särdha, samadhya and sapradeśa.
Q. 118. Bhante! Are the skandhas with two pradeśas sārdha, samadhya and sapradesa? Or. are the skandhas with two pradeśas anardha, amadhya and apradeśa ?
A. 118. Gautama! The skandhas with two pradeśas are sardha, sapradeśa and amadhya. They are not anardha, nor samadhya nor apradeśa.
Q. 119. And what about skandhas with three pradeśas ?
A. 119. Gautama! They are) anardha, samadhya and saprade sa, but not särdha, amadhya and apradesa. Skandhas with an even number of pradeśas are similar to the skandhas. with two pradeśas; those with an odd number of pradeśas are similar to those with three pradesas.
Q. 120. Bhante! Are the skandhas with a limited number of pradesas sardha, samadhya and sapradeśa? Or, are they anardha, amadhya and apradeśa ?
A. 120. Gautama ! Some of them are sărdha, amadhya and sapradesa, and some of them are anardha, samadhya and sapradeśa. And what has been said about skandhas with a limited number of pradeśas will also apply to skandhas with an unlimited number of pradeśas, and also to those with an infinite number of pradeśas.
[ on the touch between molecules of matter ]
प्रश्त १२१ - परमाणुपोग्गले णं भंते ! परमाणुपोग्गलं फुसमाणे किं देसेणं देसं फुसइ देसेणं देसे फुसइ देसेणं सव्वं फुसइ देसेहिं देतं फुसइ देसेहिं दे
