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भगवती सूत्रम् सः ८ उः २
of spreading through, and filling up with, its poison a body as large as half the size of the land of Bhärata. But this is only a capacity which, in reality, has never been used in the past, nor is it being currently used, nor will it ever be used in future.
प्रश्न ७२-मंडुक्कजाइआसीविस–पुच्छा ?
Q. 72. Bhante ! What is the extent of the capacity to poison of the frog type ?
उत्तर ७२ -गोयमा! पभू णं मंडुक्कजाइआसीविसे भरहप्पमाणमेत्तं बोंदिं विसेणं विसपरिगयं। सेसं तं चेव जाव...करिस्संति वा । एवं उरगजाइआसीविसस्स वि णवरं जंबुद्दीवप्पमाणमेत्तं बौदिं विसेणं विसपरिगयं । सेसं तं चेव जाव...करिस्संति वा । मणुस्सजाइआसीविसस्स वि एवं चेव णवरं समयखेत्तप्पमाणमेत्तं बोंदि विसेणं विसपरिगयं। सेसं तं चेव जाव...करिस्संति वा।
A. 72. Gautama ! The frog type is capable of spreading through, and filling up with, its poison a body as large as the land of Bhārata. But this is only a capacity which, in reality, has never been used in the past, till in the future. The reptile type is capable of spreading through, and filling up with, its poison a body as large as Jambudvīpa. But again this is only a capacity which, in reality, has never been used in the past, till in the future. Coming to the human type, he is capable of spreading through, and filling up with, its poison a body as large as the time sphere (where time sense exists, i. e., two isles and a half). But here also this is only a capacity which, in reality, has never been used in the past, till in the future.
प्रश्न ७३-जइ कम्मआसीविसे किं णेरइयकम्मआसीविसे तिरिक्खजोणियकम्मआसीविसे मणुस्सकम्मआसीविसे देवकम्म(सीविसे ?
Q. 73. Bhante ! If there are poisonous beings by kärma, are they the infernal type, the animal type, the human type or the divine type ?
