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in the case of a fiery body, such is time gap (i.c., there is no gap), and this holds, till the karman body causing obstruction.
प्रश्न ३७४-एएसि णं भंते ! . जीवाणं णाणावरणिज्जस्स कम्मस्स देसबंधगाणं अबंध गाणं य कयरे कयरे जाव...?
Q. 374. Bhante ! Of the bondage of a part ard no bondage in the case of a kárman body enshrouding knowledge, which ones are (less, till especially more) ?
उत्तर ३७४- अप्पाबहुगं जहा तेयगस्त एवं आउयवज्ज जाव...अंतराइयस्स ।
A. 374. More or less similar to a fiery body, except for karma giving life-span, and this holds good, till a kārman body causing obstruction.
प्रश्न ३७५-आउयस्स पुच्छा ?
Q. 375. And what about karma giving life-span ?
उत्तर ३७५-गोयमा ! सव्वत्थोवा जीवा आउयस्स कम्मस्स देसबंधगा अबंधगा संखेज्जगुणा।
A. 375. Gautama ! In the case of karma giving life-span, smallest in number are those with the bondage of a part, and a courtable number of times more are those with no bondage.
[ correlation between the bondage of bodies ]
प्रश्न ३७६-जस्स णं भंते ! ओरालियसरीरस्स सव्वबंधे से णं भंते ! वेउब्वियसरीरस्स किं बंधए अबंधए ?
Q. 376. Bhante ! One who has the bondage of the whole
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