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AŅUOGADDĀRĀIṆ
[ SUTTAS 185
A serial staying for three instants (samaya),...up to...a serial staying for ten instants, a serial staying for numerable instants, a serial staying for innumerable instants, a non-serial staying for one instant, an unspeakable staying for two instants; many serials staying for three instants...up to...many serials staying for numerable instants, many serials staying for innumerable instants, many non-serials staying for one instant, and many unspeakables staying for two instants.
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This is the enunciation of meaning and word according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara.
185. What is the purpose of this enunciation of meaning and word according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara? (The reply is that) through this enunciation of meaning and word according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara, the enumeration of di visions according to (the standpoints of) vavahara is
negama and
indeed made.1
186. Then what is the enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara? The enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahāra is (as follows):
There is a serial, there is a non-serial, there is an unspeakable. Thus, twenty-six kinds of divisions are to be spoken of about the serial of time too (in the same way) as in the case of the serial as substancepotential (in sutra No 101 [1]-[3])....up to... This is the enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoints of ) negama and vavahāra.
187.
What is the purpose of this enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara? (The reply is that) through this enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and cavahara, the illustration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara is indeed made. 2
188. Then what is the illustration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara? The illustration of divisions according to (the standpoints of) negama and vavahara is (as follows):
There is a serial staying for three instants, there is a non-serial staying for one instant, there is an unspeakable staying for two instants; there are serials staying for three instants, non-serials staying for one instant, (and) unspeakables staying for two instants. Thus, twentysix kinds of divisions are to be spoken of (in the same way) as in the case of the serial substance-potential (in sutra No. 103 [1]-[3])
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We have followed the reading given in footnote 4 on page 94 of the MJV
edition.
We here follow the reading given in footnote 8 on p. 94 of the MJV edition.
