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 - Matter as a mixture
Q. 24. Bhante! How many types of matter as a mixture (i. e., partly transformed consciously and partly transformed spontaneously) are there?
A. 24. Gautama! Five, corresponding to one to five sense organs.
Q. 25. Bhante! How many types of matter as a mixture are to be found in the one-organ beings?
A. 25. Gautama! The same nine daṇḍakas as aforesaid about matter consciously transformed and the whole description is to be repeated verbatim, except that replace consciously transformed matter by matter as a mixture. The rest as before, till Sarvārthasiddha Anuttaraupapātika gods, with full attainments, till rectangular in shape.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
(There is no commentary available for this section).