Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SUTRA
as, Avagahana-Samsthāna (extension and figure) upto Anuttaropapātika upto bandha (bondage), kinds of Audārikaŝarīra (gross physical body), Yoni (birth-place), Vedana (feeling) and its kinds upto the experience of pain or pleasure or pain-cumpleasure by infernal beings', Bhiksupratima (a kind of vow), birth of plant-bodied beings upto Isan, food of beings born in Utpala, food of plant-bodied beings, udvarttan (death) of Utpala (water-lily) and its rebirth, the duration of gods", Bhavadevas upto the death of Asurakumaras1o, birth of Bhavyadravyadeva from the different states of existence upto the Anuttaropapāttika", the birth of Bhavanavāsi gods", Paricāraṇā (movement), Anantarāhārā and Nirvartana (binding of karma) of infernal beings13, six chadmasthika-smudghatas-upto Åhārakasomudghata1, and eight Karma-prakṛtis 15.
Then the Bhs alludes to the Prajñāpana Sutra in reference to the following subjects for their detailed treatment, viz. food of infernal beings, Jivaparināma and Ajivaparināma (transformation of beings and non-beings)17, such as, (1) Indriyaparināma, etc. (2) Bandhapariņāma, (3) Gatipariņāma, etc., rebirth of Gośāla as Godha-Nakula (allegator and mongoose) upto four footed animal, upto insect of cow-dung many times, feeling (experience) of eight Karma-prakṛtis, Upayoga (consciousness)11
1 BhS, 8, 9, 350.
2 lb, 10, 1, 395 See the whole Avagahana samsthāna).
8 Ib, 10, 2, 397 (see the whole Yonipada of Pannavana).
1 Ib, 10, 2, 398. (See the whole vedanapada of Pannavana). Ib, 10, 2, 399. (See Bhiksu pratimā).
6 Bhs, 11, 1, 409 (See Vyutkrantika pada of Pannavana). Ib, 11, 1, 409. (Thāraka uddesaka of Pannavana).
8 Ib, 11, 1, 409. (See Vyutkräntika pada of Pannavaṇā). 916, 11, 11, 427 (Sthitipada of Pannavana).
10 Ib, 12, 9, 495 (See Vytkrāntika-pada of Pannavaṇā). 11 Ib, 12, 9, 462 (
12 Ib, 13, 3, 473 (
13 Ib, 13, 3, 474 (Pannavana-34.)
14 Ib, 13, 10, 499.
15 Ib, 13, 8, 497 (Bandhasthiti 18 Ib, 13, 5, 488 (Panna, 28, 1). 18 Ib, 15, 1, 560.
20 Ib, 16, 3, 571 (Panna),
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uddesaka of pannavaṇā).
17 Ib, 14, 4, 514 (Panna, 13). 19 Ib, 15, 1, 566.
21 Ib, 16, 7, 583 (Panna).
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