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उत्तर ९२ - हंता गोयमा ! असई अदुवा अनंतखुत्तो णो चेव णं बायरआउका इयत्ताए बायरअगणिकाइयत्ताए वा बायरवणस्सईकाइयत्ताए वा ।
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Q. 87. Is kṛṣṇarāji of the shape of the moon, the sun, planets, stars and heavenly bodies ?
A. 87. No, it is not.
Q. 88. Is kṛṣṇarāji the beam of the moon? Is it the ray of the sun?
A. 88. Neither.
Q. 89. Bhante! What has been stated to be the colour of kṛṣṇarāji ?
A. 89. Gautama! Black, fast pace, he (the god) moves out of it.
till at a very quick and
Q. 90. Bhante! How many have been stated to be the names of kṛṣṇarāji ?
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A. 90. Gautama! Eight names have been stated, which are, kṛṣṇarāji, megharāji, maghā, māghavati, vätaparighā, vātaparikşobhā, devaparighā, devaparikṣobha.
Q. 91. Bhante! Is kṛṣṇarāji the result of earth, water, soul or matter?
A. 91. Gautama! Result of earth, not of water, result of soul and also of matter.
Q. 92. Bhante! Have all prāṇas, sattvas been formerly born in kṛṣṇarāji ?
bhūtas, jivas and
A. 92. Gautama! (They have been So born) many times, or an infinite number of times, but they have never been born as coarse water-bcdies, as coarse fire-bodies, or as coarse flora-bodies.