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...
Chapter 3: Life in a Palāśa
Q. 42. Bhante! Does a Palāśa with a single petal have one soul or many souls?
A. 42. Gautama! Repeat the whole account of the chapter on Utpala, except in size where the minimum is a smallest fraction of a finger and the maximum two to nine gaus, and a god is never reborn as a Palāśa.
Q. 43. Bhante! Does the soul in a Palāśa have a black, blue or grey tinge?
A. 43. Gautama! It may have a black, blue or an ash tinge. State twenty-six forms as given above.
—Bhante! So it is. You are right.
Chapter Three ends.