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[SUTTAS 238
The state produced by the rise of karmans in the soul is stated to be manifold, viz. beings in hell, animal creatures, human beings, gods, earthbodied beings...up to...beings with movable bodies, beings possessed of the passion of anger,...up to...beings possessed of the passion of greed; beings possessed of female sex (and sex-passion for union with a male), possessed of male sex (and sex-passion for union with a female), neuter sex (and strong sex-passion directed towards both male and female); beings with black colour-index (kanha lesa), and similarly beings with blue, grey, fiery, lotus (pink) and white colour-index; beings with wrong faith; beings lacking self-control; ignorant beings; being absorbing food (except when it is in viggaha-gati, transmigration with one or more turns); beings with the cover (of knowledge-obscuring karmans); (omniscient) beings with activity; beings involved in worldly life; and beings not possessed of (disembodied) emancipation.
This is the state produced by the rise of karmans in the soul.
238. Then what is the state produced by the rise of karmans in the non-soul? The state produced by the rise of karmans in the non-soul is stated to be fourteen-fold, viz. (i) the gross (oraliya) body (of animals and human beings) or (ii) the substance changed by the action of the gross body, (iii) the transformation (veuvviya) body or (iv) the substance changed by the action of the transformation-body. Similarly, it is to be spoken of (v-vi) the translocation (aharaga) body, (vii-viii) the fiery (teyaga) body and (ix-x) the karmic body. (The substance) changed by action of (those bodies, manifested as various) (xi) colour, (xii) smell, (xiii) taste, and (xiv) touch.
This is the state produced by the rise of karmans in the non-soul, This is the state produced by the rise of karmans. This is the state of the rise of karmans.
239. Then what is the state of subsidence of karmans?1 The state of subsidence of karmans is stated to be twofold, viz.
(1) the state of subsidence of karmans; and
(2) the state produced by the subsidence of karmans.
240. Then what is the state of karmans? The state of subsidence of karmans is (state of the soul) on account of the subsidence of karmans
I which delude (the right attitude of the soul).
This is the state of the subsidence of karmans.
241. Then what is the state produced by the subsidence of karmans? The state produced by the subsidence of karmans is stated to
1. Vide supra, sutra No. 233.
