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 3 - On fire-bodies
Q. 98. Bhante! Are fire-bodies just ablaze tied with great karma bondage, great activities, great influx, great pain? And thereafter, as time passes, do they become fewer in number,—become dim, get extinguished, and, in the end, turn into burning ashes, mere sparklings, simple ashes? And when this happens, are the same fire-bodies tied with mild karma bondage, mild activities, mild influx, mild pain?
A. 98. Gautama! They are. Fire-bodies just ablaze are with great karma...till mild pain.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
(There is no commentary available for this section).