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...
Chapter 2: On intake
City of Rājagṛha,... till (the Lord) ordained as follows:
14. Chapter on Intake in the Paṇṇavaṇā Sūtra is to be referred to in its entirety3.
Bhante! So it is. Glory be to the Lord. So saying, Bhagavān Gautama paid homage and obeisance to Śramaṇa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, and having paid his homage and obeisance, he withdrew to his seat.
Chapter Two ends.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
3. The relevant section in the Paṇṇavaṇā Sūtra has the following:
Q. Bhante! Do infernal beings take live objects, non-live objects or mixed objects?
A. Gautama! Infernal beings do not take live objects, nor mixed objects; they take non-live objects.