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Brahmajalasutta 2.2.1-3

Brahmajālasutta 2.2.1-3

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Pāli

2.2.1

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo, yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena ayaṃ loko saṃvaṭṭati.

There comes a time when, after a very long period has passed, this cosmos contracts.

The Divine Net

2.2.2

Saṃvaṭṭamāne loke yebhuyyena sattā ābhassarasaṃvattanikā honti.

As the cosmos contracts, sentient beings are mostly headed for the realm of sublime luminosity.

The Divine Net

2.2.3

Te tattha honti manomayā pītibhakkhā sayaṃpabhā antalikkhacarā subhaṭṭhāyino, ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ tiṭṭhanti.

There they are mind-made, feeding on rapture, self-radiant, wandering in midair, steadily glorious, and they remain like that for a very long time.

The Divine Net

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