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Kalpa Sutra
पंचविहे पाणत्ते तं जहा - किण्हे णीले पणग - सुहुमे तदव्व-समाण - वण्णए णामं णिग्गंथीए वा प्रभिक्खणं ग्रभिक्खणं
से किं तं पणग- सुहूमे ? पणग- सुहुमे लोहिए हालिदे सुकिल्ले । अथिथ पण्णत्ते जे छउमथ्येणं णिग्गंथेण वा जाणियव्वे पासियव्वे पडिलेहियव्वे भवइ । से णं पणग-सुहुमे ।
—And what are these minute insects, pray ?
Minute insects have been stated to be of five types which are : black, blue, red, yellow and white. There are minute insects which are stated to take the hue of the things (on which they thrive), and which a monk as well as a nun, not yet advanced, should always, and at all times, know, see and imprint in mind. Such are the minute insects.
से किं तं बीय-सुहुमे ? बीय-सुहुमे पंचविहे पण्णत्ते तं जहा - किणहे णीले लोहि हालिदे सुकिल्ले । अथिथ बीय- सुहुमे कणिया-समाण- वण्णए णामं पण्णत्ते जे छउमंथ्थेणं णिग्गंथेण वा णिग्गंथीए अभिक्खणं श्रभिक्खणं जाणिव्वे पासियव्वे पडिलेहियव्वे भवइ । से तं बीयसुहुमे ।
-And what is this minute life in seeds?
Minute life in seeds is stated to be of five types which are : black, blue, red, yellow and white. There is a minute seed which is stated to have the same hue as the grain, and this a monk as well as a nun, not yet advanced, should always, and at all times, know, see and imprint in mind. Such is minute life in seeds.
से किं तं हरिय-सहमे ? हरिय सुहृमे पंचविहे पण्णत्ते तं जहा - किणहे गीले लोहिए हालि दे सुकिल्ले । अथिथ हरिय- सहुमे पुढ़वी - समाण- वण्णए णामं पण्णत्ते जे छउमध्येणं णिग्गंथेण वा निग्गंथीए वा अभिक्खणं अभिक्खणं जाणियव्वे पासियव्वे पडिले हियव्वे भवइ । से तं हरिय-सुहुमे ।
And what about the minute life in sprouts ?
Minute life in sprouts is stated to be of five types which are : black, blue, red, yellow and white. There is minute life in sprouts which is stated to take the hue of the earth, and which a monk as well as a nun, not yet advanced, should, always, and at all times, know, see and imprint in mind. Such is minute life in sprouts.
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