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 transformation of matter
Q. 406. Bhante! How many types is transformation of matter (pudgala pariṇāma)?
A. 406 Gautama! Five types, as colour, as smell, as taste, as touch and as shape.
Q. 407. Bhante! How many types is transformation of colour?
A. 407. Five, black, till white; two types of smell, five types of taste and eight types of touch.
Q. 408. Bhante! How many types is transformation of shape?
A. 408. Gautama! Five, circular, till rectangular.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
Q. 406. The transformation of matter from one state to another is called poggala-pariṇāma.