Part 5 - Bondage due to the formation of a fiery body

Q. 349. Bhante! How many are the types of bondage due to the formation of a fiery body?

A. 349. Gautama! Five types, from the formation of the fiery body of an one-organ being, of a two-organ being, till of a five-organ being.

Q. 350. Bhante! How many are the types of bondage due to the formation of a fiery body of an one-organ being?

A. 350. Gautama! Refer to (Chapter 21 of the Prajñāpaṇā Sutra on Body Structure,) till the Sarvārthasiddha Anuttaraupapātika gods living beyond the kalpas, with fihe sense organs, with a bondage due to the formation of a fiery body, with full attainments, as well as without full attainments.

Q. 351. Bhante! What karma leads to the bondage due to the formation of a fiery body?

A. 351. Gautama! Due to energy, activity of the mind, association of matter, till karma giving life-span, till the rise of karma giving a name relevant to a fiery body is the bondage due to the formation of a fiery body acquired.

Q. 352. Bhante! Is the bondage due to the formation of a fiery body a bondage of a part or a bondage of the whole?

A. 352. Gautame! Bondage of a part, not of the whole?

Q. 353. Bhante! How long does the bondage due to the formation of a fiery body last?

A. 353. Gautama! Here there are two types, viz., one without a beginning and without an end, and the other without a beginning but with an end.

Q. 354. Bhante! How long is the time gap between the formation of one fiery body and another?

A. 354. Gautama! No gap for the one and no gap for the other.

Q. 355. Bhante! As between the bondage of a part and no bondage, which one is less, till especially more?

A. 355. Gautama! Smaller in number are those with no bondage, but an infinite times more are those with the bondage of a part.

Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):

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