Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti)
by K. C. Lalwani | 1973 | 185,989 words
The English translation of the Bhagavati-sutra which is the fifth Jaina Agama (canonical literature). It is a large encyclopedic work in the form of a dialogue where Mahavira replies to various question. The present form of the Sutra dates to the fifth century A.D. Abhayadeva Suri wrote a vritti (commentary) on the Bhagavati in A.D. 1071. In his J...
Part 8 - On the timing of intake
Q. 11. Bhante! As to the intake of matter in the form of calory and kārmaṇ by the infernal beings, did they do so in the past time-period? Do they do so in the present time-period? Or, will they do so in the future time-period?
A. 11. Gautama! They did not take them in the past time-period, nor will they take them in the future time-period; they do so in the present time-period.
Q. 12. Bhante! Matter in the form of calory and kārmaṇ which the infernal beings cause to germinate,—were they acquired in the past time-period? Are they acquired in the present time-period? Will they be acquired in the future time-period?
A. 12. Gautama! They cause germination of matter in the form of calory and kārmaṇ which they acquired in the past time-period, but they do not do so with matter that is being acquired in the present time-period, nor do they do so with that which will be acquired in the future time-period. As has been stated about intake, so about suffering and exhaustion.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
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