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 4 - On intake
Q. 158. Bhante! The infernal beings take matter by their own self. Do they take matter by their own self from regions which are attached to their own body? Do they take matter by their own self from regions which are apart from (not attached to) their own body? Or do they take matter by their own self from regions which are further and further apart?
A. 158. Gautama! They take matter by their own self from regions which are attached to their own body; they do not take matter by their own self from regions which are apart from their own body, nor do they take matter by their own self from regions which are further and further apart.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
(There is no commentary available for this section).