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 6 - On the touch of pain
Q. 16. Bhante! Is a miserable soul touched by pain? Is a non-miserable soul touched by pain?
A. 16. Gautama! A miserable soul is touched by pain, not a non-miserable soul.
Q. 17. Bhante! Is a miserable infernal being touched by pain? Is a non-miserable infernal being touched by pain?
A. 17. Gautama! A miserable infernal being is touched by pain, not a non-miserable infernal being. And this holds of all the species, till the Vaimānikas.
The following five assertions become relevant in this context:
A miserable soul is touched by pain.
A miserable soul acquires pain.
A miserable soul fructifies pain.
A miserable soul experiences pain.
A miserable soul exhausts pain.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
(There is no commentary available for this section).