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Bhagavati Sūtra Bk. 6 Ch. 5
उत्तर ७६-हंता गोयमा ! असई अदुवा अनंतक्खुत्तो णो चेव णं बायरपुढविका इयत्ताए - बायरअगणिकाइयत्ताए वा ।
Q. 74. Bhante! How many have been stated to be the names of tamaskāya ?
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A. 74. Gautama! Thirteen names have been stated, which are : tama, tamaskāya, andhakāra, mahāndhakāra, lokāndhakāra, lokatamisra, devāndhakāra, devatanisra, devāranya, devavyūha. devaparigha, devapratiksobha, arunodaka
sea.
Q. 75. Bhante! Is tamaskaya the outcome of earth, of water, of soul, or of matter ?
A. 75. earth ; it matter.
Gautama! Tamakaya is not the is the outcome of water, of
outcome of soul and also of
Q. 76. Bhante ! Have all prānas, bhūtas, jivas and sattvas been formerly born in the species of tamaskaya as earthbodies, till mobile beings ?
A. 76. Gautama ! (They have been so born) many times or an infinite number of times, but they have never been born as coarse earth-bodies, or as coarse fire-bodies.
[ krsnaraji or dark-formation ]
प्रश्न ७७ – कइ णं भंते ! कण्हराईओ पण्णत्ताओ ?
उत्तर ७७ - गोयमा ! अट्ठ कण्हराईओ पण्णत्ताओ ।
प्रश्न ७८- कहि णं भंते ! एयाओ अट्ठ कण्हाईओ पण्णत्ताओ ?
उत्तर ७८- गोयमा ! उप्पिं सणकुमार - माहिंदाणं कप्पाणं हिट्ठि वंभलोए कप्पे रिट्ठे विमाणपत्थडे - एत्थ णं अक्खाडग- समचउरंस - संठाण संठियाओ अट्ठ कण्हराईओ पण्णत्ताओ तं जहा - पुरत्थिमेणं दो पच्चत्थिमेणं दो दाहिणेण । दो उत्तरेणं दो । पुरत्थिमभंतरा कण्हराई दाहिण बाहिरं कण्हराई पुट्ठा
