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 - Matter spontaneously transformed
Q. 26. Bhante! How many types of spontaneously transformed matter are there?
A. 26. Gautama! Five types, viz., as colour, as smell as taste, as touch and as structure. The colour of matter spontaneously transformed may be of five types, black, till white. Its smell may be of two types, pleasant and unpleasant. And repeat all that has been stated in the Prajñāpaṇā Sūtra, till rectangular in shape, till black in hue and rough in touch.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
(There is no commentary available for this section).