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 SÜTRA
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Avadhi (transcendental knowledge)', the power of a chadmas
to perceive the division of dissociated karma-matters." Kusāyas (passions), six leśyās (conditions of soul)," lesyās", the absorption of food by the earth-bodied beings having infinite parts, birth of the earth-bodied beings and others, the death of earth-bodied beings, and the birth, duration and death of the fire bodied beings'.
The Bhs next deals with the plant's life with reference to the Prajslāpanā Sūtra in regard to the birth of different species of plants, such as, śāli, brīhi (a kind of rice), wheat, barley etc., Vintaki (brinjal), etc.". pūsaphali Kālingi, tumbi, trapuri, etc. and balunki, etc.", receiving of food-matter by beings upto sometimes five directions, substance having one and two parts received by beings upto asthita (non-constant) substances without succession”, the account of smallness and muchness of infernal beings upto gods and the perfect ones (siddhas) with paticagati-samāsa's, five kinds of body-Audārika upto Kārmana, paryāya (modes)", the birth of Ksudraka-krtayugma infernal beings from the different states of existence18, that of Ksudrakatryoja-infernal beings, that of Kronaleśyā-leșudraka-krtayugmainfernal beings, that of Dhūmra-upto-Adhaḥsaptamä-krşņaleśya-ksudraka-kertayugma-infernal beingslthe udvarttana (death) of Kșudraka-Krtayugma-infernal beings", Svasthāna (own place or section) of the gross-earth bodied beings in eight prthivīs upto that of fine plant-bodied beings a3, the former place of birth of one sensed
i Bhs, 16, 10, 589. ? 16, 18, 3, 620 (Panna). 3 16, 18, 4, 625. 4 Ib, 19, 1, 649. 6 Ib, 1, 650 (Garbhoddesaka of Pannavana). 6 Bh8, 19,1, 651 ; (Ahāroideśaka-Pannavanā--1). 7 1b, 19, 1, 651 ; (V yutkrāntikapada-Pannavanā).
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do 10 16, 21, 1, 688.
do 11 16, 22, 4, 692
12 Ib, 22, 6, 692. 16, 25, 2, 723 ; (Tharaka-uddesaka of Pannavanā). 14 16, 25, 2, 723; (Bhäsāpada of Pannavaņā). 15 16, 25, 2, 733; 16 16, 25, 4, 738 ; (the whole farirapada of Pannavanā). 17 10, 25, 5, 746; (Par yayapada of Pannavana). 18.19, Ib, 31, (1.8) 829.
20 16, 31, 2, 830. 21 16, 31, 2,830. 22 Ib, 32, 1, 842. 23 16, 34, 1, 851,