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Bhagavati Suūtra Bk. 6 Ch. 7
A. 111. Gautama ! Minimum less than a muhūrta and maximum three years. After that, the sprouting capacity fades and is destroyed when the same seed becomes nonseed. After that, the capacity to sprout departs.
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Q. 112. Bhante ! Of kalāya, masūra, tila (sesamum), mūnga, udada, bāla, kulatha, ālisandaka, satina, palimanthaka ( mostly pulses or lintels) - what about these ?
A 112. As of sāli, etc, so here, too, difference being that maximum is five years. The rest as before.
Q. 113. Bhante ! And of alasi, kusumbha, kodrava, kangani, barati, rala, hemp, mustard and mūlaka seeds — what about these ?
A. 113. The same as before, difference being that maximum is seven years. The rest as before.
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प्रश्न ११४ - एगमेगस्स णं भंते ! मुहुत्तस्स केवइया ऊसासद्धा वियाहिया ?
उत्तर ११४ - गोयमा ! असंखेज्जाणं समयाणं समुदयसमिइसमागमेणंसाएगा आवलिय त्ति पवुच्चइ संखेज्जा आवलिया ऊसासो संखेज्जा आवलिया णिस्सासो
हट्ठस्स अणवगल्लस्स णिरुवक्त्ठिस्स जंतुणो । एगे ऊसास - णीसा से एस पाणु त्ति वुच्चइ ॥१॥ सत्त पाणि से थोवे सत्त थोवाई से लवे । लवाणं सत्तहत्तरिए एस मृहुत्ते वियाहिए ॥ २ ॥ तिष्णि सहस्सा सत्त सयाइं तेवत्तरिं च ऊपासा । एस मुहुत्तो दिट्ठो सव्वेहिं अनंतणाणीहिं ॥३॥
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