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 4: Life in a Kumbhika
Q. 44. Bhante! Does a Kumbhika with a single petal have one soul or many souls?
A. 44. Gautama! It is similar to a Palāśa, except that its minimum span of life is less than a muhūrta and the maximum span two to nine years.
—Bhante! So it is. You are right.
Chapter Four ends.