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Bhagavati Sutra Bk. 8 Ch. 10
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उत्तर ४२२-गोयमा ! णियमं अणंतेहिं जहा परइयस्स एवं जाव... वेमाणियस्स णवरं मणुस्स जहा जीवस्स।
A. 422. Gautama! As a rule, they are infinite in number ; and this holds good of all the living beings, till the Vaimanikas. Human beings are like five organ beings.
प्रश्न ४२३-एगमेगस्स णं भंते। जीवस्स एगमेगे जीवपएसे दरिसणवरणिज्जस्स कम्मस्स केवइएहिं ?
Q. 423. Bhante ! How many inseparable chapters of karma enshrouding faith encircle and envelope each and every space-point of a living being ?
उत्तर ४२३-एवं जहेव णाणावरणिज्जस्त तहेव दंडगो भाणिय व्वो जाव... वेमाणियस्स। एवं जाव...अंतराइयस्स भाणियव्वं णवरं वेयणिज्जस्स आउयस्स णामस्स गोयस्स-एएसिं चउण्ह वि कम्माणं मणुसस्स जहा णेरइयस्स तहा भाणियब्बं । सेसं त चेव ।
A. 423. Similar to karma enshrouding knowledge, and this holds good of all the living beings, till the Vaimānikas, till karma causing obstruction, exception being karma giving experience, life-span, name and lineage. In these four cases, what has been said of the infernal beings will apply to human beings. The rest as stated before.
( correlation between different types of karma )
प्रश्न ४२४-~-जस्स णं भंते ! णाणावरणिज्ज तस्स दरिसणावरणिज्ज जस्स दरिसणावरणिज्जं तस्स णाणावरणिज्जं ?
Q.424. Bhante ! Is it correct to say that one who acquires karma enshrouding knowledge also acquires karma enshrouding faith, and vice versa ?
... उत्तर ४२४-गोयमा ! जस्स णं पाणावरणिज्जं तस्स दरिसणावरणिज्ज
