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चउत्थो उद्देसो
Chapter Four
[ types of worldly beings ] रायगिहे णयरे जाव...एवं वयासी : Venue : Rajagrha. ... made the following submission : प्रश्न ७८-काइविहा णं भंते ! संसारसमावण्णगा जीवा पण्णत्ता ?
Q. 78. Bhante ! How many types have been stated to be the worldly beings ?
उत्तर ७८-गोयमा! छव्विहा संसारसमावण्णगा जीवा पण्णता तं तहा- . पुढविकाइया एवं जहा जीवाभिगमे जाव...सम्मत्तकिरियं वा मिच्छत्तकिरियं वा ।
A. 78. Gautama ! The worldly beings have been stated to be of six types, viz., earth bodies, water bodies, air bodies, fire bodies and plant life and (the whole range of) mobile beings. The whole description, till right activity and wrong activity, as contained in the Jivābhigama Sutra.
गाहा जीवा छविह पुढवी जीवाण ठिई भवठिई काय ।
णिल्लेवण अणगारे किरिया सम्मत्त-मिच्छत्ता ॥ Gathā :
Living beings are of six types, So are also the earth bodies, Their state of being and worldly life, Their vacancy, homeless monk, Right activity, wrong activity.
(All as stated in the Jivābhigama). सेवं भंते ! सेवं भंते ! त्ति । - Bhante : Right you are. It is truly so.
चउत्थो उद्देसो सम्मत्तो । Chapter Four ends.
