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whole, the minimum is 22 sāgaropamas plus 2to 9 years and the maximum is an infinite time, vanaspati-käla so to say. For the bondage of a part, the minimum is 2 to 9 years and the maximum is vanas pati-kāla.
प्रश्न ३४०-जीवस्स णं भंते ! अणुत्तरोववाइय पुच्छा ?
Q. 340. And what about the Anuttaraupapātika gods,
pray ?
उत्तर ३४०-गोयमा ! सव्वबंधतरं जहण्णणं एक्कतीसं सागरोवमाइं वासपुहुत्तमब्भहियाई उकासेणं संखेज्जाइं सागरोवमाई। देसबंधंतरं जहणणं वासपुहुत्तं उक्कोसेणं संखेज्जाइं सागरोवमाई।
A. 340. Gautama ! For the whole, the minimum time gap is 31 sāgaropamas plus 2 to 9 years and the maximum is a countable number of sāgaropamas. For a part, the minimum is 2 to 9 years and the maximum is a countable number of sägaropamas.
प्रश्न ३४१-एएसि णं भंते ! जीवाणं वेउव्वियसरीरस्स देसबंधगाणं सब्वबंधगाणं अबंधगाणं य कयरे कयरेहिंतो जाव...विसेसाहिया वा ?
Q. 341. Bhante ! Of the living beings with a fluid body, between the bondage of the whole, of a part and no bondage, which ones are less, till especially more ?
उत्तर ३४१-गोयमा! सव्वत्थोवा जीवा वेउब्वियसरीरस्स सन्वबंधगा देसबंधगा असंखेज्जगुणा अबंधगा अणंतगुणा ।
A. 341. Gautama ! Smallest in number are those with the bondage of the whole, innumerable times more are those with the bondage of a part, and infinite times more are those with no bondage.
[ bondage due to the formation of a caloric body ] प्रश्न ३४२-आहारगसरीरप्पओगबंधे णं भंते ! कइविहे पण्णते?
