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Q. 190. Bhante ! Earth-worms and others in the species, hawks and others in the species, cows and others in the species, men and others in the species, buffaloes and others in the species, – if they are pierced into two, three or a countable number of pieces, then, are the inner portions of these pieces touched by space-points of the soul ?
उत्तर १९०-हंता फुडा। A. 190. Yes, they are.
प्रश्न १९१-पुरिसे णं भंते ! अंतरे हत्थेण वा पाएण वा अंगुलियाए वा सलागाए वा कट्टेण वा किलिंचेण वा आमुसमाणे वा संमुसमाणे वा अलिहमाणे वा विलिहमाणे वा अण्णयरेण वा तिक्खेणं सत्थजाएणं आछिंदमाणे वा विछिंदमाणे वा अगणिकाएणं वा समोडहमाणे तेसिं जीवपएसाणं किंचि आबाहं वा विबाहं वा उप्पाएइ छविच्छेयं वा करेइ ?
Q. 191. Bhante ! Suppose a man touches the inner portion of an earth-worm or any other with his hand, finger, stick or wood, especially touches it, pulls it gently or violently, pierces it further with weapons, and especially pierces it, roasts it on fire. Then do the space-points of the soul feel little pain or more pain, and are they separated thereby ?
उत्तर १९१–णो इणठे समठे। णो खलु तत्थ सत्थं कमइ ।
A. 191. No, nothing. the space-points.
Weapons, etc., have no effect on
. [eight worlds ] प्रश्न १९२-- कइ णं भंते ! पुढवीओ पण्णत्ताओ? Q. 192. Bhante ! How many are the worlds ?
उत्तर १९२-अट्ठ पुढवीओ पण्णताओ तं जहा-रयणप्पभा जाव...अहे सत्तमा इसीपब्भारा ।
