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Bhagavati Sutra Bk. 8 Ch. 2
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खेत्तो कालो भावओ। दव्वओ गं सुयमण्णाणी सुरामण्णाणपरिगयाई दव्वाइं आघवेइ पण्णवेइ पल्वेइ। एवं खेत्तबो कालो भावबो पं सुखअण्णाणी सुयअण्णाणपरिगए भावे आघवेह तं चेव ।
A. 175. Gautama ! In brief, four, viz., as object, space, time and cognition. As to object, one endowed with scriptural non-knowledge speaks of, narrates and establishes all objects. within its scope, and like this, till cognition.
प्रश्न १७६-विभंगणाणस्स णं भंते । केवइए विसए पण्णत्ते ?
Q. 176. Bhante ! knowledge ?
What is the range / sphere of vibhanga
उत्तर १७६-गोयमा! से समासओ चउविहे पण्णत्ते तं जहा-दव्वओ खेत्तओ कालओ भावओ। दव्वओ णं विभंगणाणी विभंगणाणपरिगयाइं दव्वाइं जाणइ पासइ । एवं जाव...भावओ णं विभंगणाणी विभंगणाणपरिगए भावे जाणइ पासइ ।
A. 176. Gautama ! In brief, four, viz., as object, space, time and cognition. As to object, one endowed with vibhanga knowledge knows and sees all objects within its scope, and like this, till cognition.
प्रश्न १७७-णाणी णं भंते ! णाणी त्ति कालओ केवच्चिरं होइ ?
Q. 177. Bhante ! How long does the knowledge of those endowed with knowledge last ?
उत्तर १७७-गोयमा! गाणी दुविहे पण्णत्ते तं जहा-साइए वा अपज्जवसिए साइए वा सपज्जवसिए । तत्थ णं जे से साइए सपज्जवसिए से जहण्णेणं अंतोमुहुत्तं उक्कोसेणं छावठिं सागरोवमाइं सातिरेगाई।
A. 177. Gautama! Those endowed with knowledge are of two types, viz., with knowledge which has a beginning but no end, and with knowledge which has a beginning as well as an end. Knowledge with a beginning and an end lasts minimum for
