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उत्तर १८०-गोयमा ! चउन्विहा देवलोगा पण्णत्ता तं जहा-भवणवासीवाणमंतर-जोइसिय-वेमाणियभेएणं । भवणवासी दसविहा वाणमंतरा अट्ठविहा जीइसिया पंचविहा वेमाणिया दुविहा।
Q. 180. Bhante ! How many have been stated to be the heavens ?
A. 180. Gautama ! They have been stated to be four, · which are, those occupied by Bhavanavāsis, Vāņavyan
taras, Jyotişkas and Vaimānikas. Bhavanavasis are of ten types, Vāņavyantaras are eight, Jyotişkas are five and Vaimānikas are two.
गाहा :
किमियं रायगिहं ति य उज्जोए अंधयार समए य पासंतिवासिपुच्छा राइंदिय देवलोगा य ।
Couplet :
What is it that is Rājagsha, Light and Darkness, Time, Questions by Parsva's progenies, Night and Day, Heavens (at last).
से भंते !
सेवं भंते! ति।
Bhante ! So they are. Glory be to the great Lord! So saying, Bhagavān Gautama paid his homage and obeisance to the Lord, and having done so, he withdrew to his seat.
नवमो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो। Chapter Nine ends
