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THE FIVE IMMOBILE-BEINGS
349. (1) (Q.) Bhante ! How large is the avagahana (space occupied) by the body of a Prithvikayık (earth-bodied) being ?
(Ans.) Gautam ! The minimum avagahana (space occupied) by the body of a Prithvikayık (earth-bodied) being is innumerable fraction of an angul and the maximum is also innumerable fraction of an angul. The same is also true generally for Sukshma Prithvikayık (minute earth-bodied) beings and specifically for Sukshma Aparyapt and Paryapt Prithvikayık (minute underdeveloped and fully developed earth-bodied) beings. The same also goes generally for Badar Prithvikayık (gross earthbodied) beings and specifically for Badar Aparyapt and Paryapt Prithvikayık (gross underdeveloped and fully developed earthbodied) beings. The avagahanas (space occupied) by the bodies of Apkayık (water-bodied) beings, Tejaskayık (fire-bodied) beings and Vayukayık (air-bodied) beings also follow the same rule
(२) वणस्सइकाइयाणं भंते ! केमहालिया सरीरोगाहणा पन्नत्ता ? गोयमा ! जहन्नेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभागं, उक्कोसेणं सातिरेगं जोयणसहस्सं। सुहुमवणस्सइकाइयाणं, ओहियाणं, अपज्जत्तयाणं, पज्जत्तगाणं तिण्ह वि जहन्नेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभागं, उक्कोसेण वि अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभाग। ___बादरवणस्सतिकाइयाणं जहन्नेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जतिभागं, उक्कोसेणं सातिरेगं जोयणसहस्सं; अपज्जत्तयाणं जहन्नेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभागं, उक्कोसेण वि अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभाग; पज्जत्तयाणं जहन्नेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभागं, उक्कोसेणं सातिरेगं जोयणसहस्सं।
(२) (प्र.) भगवन् ! वनस्पतिकायिक जीवो की शरीरावगाहना कितनी है ?
(उ.) गौतम । जघन्य अगुल के असंख्यातवें भाग और उत्कृष्ट कुछ अधिक एक हजार योजन की है।
___सामान्य रूप मे सूक्ष्म वनस्पतिकायिक और विशेष रूप मे अपर्याप्त तथा पर्याप्त सूक्ष्म 20 वनस्पतिकायिक जीवों की जघन्य और उत्कृष्ट अवगाहना अगुल के असख्यातवें भाग
प्रमाण जानना चाहिए।
अवगाहना-प्रकरण
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The Discussion on Avagahana
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