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Viyahapannatti 14.9

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14.9.631

"Venerable Sir! Does a cultivated homeless ascetic not know and not see his own karmic leśyā, but yet know and see that embodied soul possessed of karmic leśyā?"
"Yes, Gautama! A cultivated homeless ascetic does not know and does not see his own karmic leśyā, but yet knows and sees that embodied soul possessed of karmic leśyā."
"Venerable Sir! Are there embodied pudgalas possessed of karmic leśyā that shine, illuminate, warm, and radiant?"
"Yes, there are."
"Which are those, Venerable Sir, embodied pudgalas possessed of karmic leśyā that shine, up to, radiate?"
"Gautama! Those leśyās that issue outward from the celestial abodes of the moon-gods and sun-gods and shine forth—these, Gautama, are those embodied pudgalas possessed of karmic leśyā that shine, illuminate, warm, and radiate."

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"Venerable Sir! For the inhabitants of hell, are pudgalas agreeable or disagreeable?"
"Gautama! They are not agreeable pudgalas, they are disagreeable pudgalas."
"Venerable Sir! For the Asurakumāras, are pudgalas agreeable or disagreeable?"
"Gautama! They are agreeable pudgalas, not disagreeable pudgalas. Likewise up to the Stanitakumāras."
"Venerable Sir! For earth-bodied beings, are pudgalas agreeable or disagreeable?"
"Gautama! They are agreeable pudgalas and also disagreeable pudgalas. Likewise up to human beings. For the Vāṇamantaras, Jyotiṣkas, and Vaimānikas, it is as for the Asurakumāras."
"Venerable Sir! For the inhabitants of hell, are pudgalas pleasant or unpleasant?"
"Gautama! They are not pleasant pudgalas, they are unpleasant pudgalas. As 'agreeable' was stated, so also 'pleasant', 'desirable', 'dear', and 'agreeable to the mind' are to be stated. These are the five series."

14.9.633

"Venerable Sir! Is a deva of great supernatural power, up to, of great majesty, able to manifest a thousand forms and speak a thousand languages?"
"Yes, he is able."
"Venerable Sir! Is that one single language, or a thousand languages?"
"Gautama! That is one single language; it is indeed not a thousand languages."

14.9.634

At that time and in that period, the Venerable Gautama saw the newly risen morning sun, radiant like a cluster of jāsamaṇa blossoms, reddish in colour; having seen it, his faith was aroused, up to, curiosity arose, and he went to where the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra was; having approached, he circumambulated the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra three times from right to left; having done so, he revered and paid homage to him; having revered and paid homage, neither too close nor too far, desiring to hear, paying homage, facing him, with folded hands in reverence, he attended upon him and spoke thus:
"Venerable Sir, what is this sun? Venerable Sir, what is the meaning of the sun?"
"Gautama! The sun is auspicious; the meaning of the sun is auspicious."
"Venerable Sir, what is this sun? Venerable Sir, what is the radiance of the sun?"
"Gautama! The sun is auspicious; the radiance of the sun is auspicious."
"Venerable Sir, what is this sun? Venerable Sir, what is the shade of the sun?"
"Gautama! The sun is auspicious; the shade of the sun is auspicious."
"Venerable Sir, what is this sun? Venerable Sir, what is the leśyā of the sun?"
"Gautama! The sun is auspicious; the leśyā of the sun is auspicious."

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"Venerable Sir! As for these śramaṇa-nirgranthas who live today in noble conduct, whose te悍leśyā do they surpass?"
"Gautama! A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of one month's ascetic standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the Vāṇamantara gods. A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of two months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the Bhavanavāsī gods, excluding the Asurendras.
In this same phrasing:
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of three months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the Asurakumāra gods.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of four months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the Jyotiṣka gods consisting of the hosts of planets, constellations, and stars.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of five months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the moons and suns, the lords of the Jyotiṣkas and kings of the Jyotiṣkas.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of six months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the gods of Saudharma and Īśāna.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of seven months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the gods of Sanatkumāra and Māhendra.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of eight months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the gods of Brahmaloka and Lāntaka.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of nine months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the gods of Mahāśukra and Sahasrāra.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of ten months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the gods of Ānata, Prāṇata, Āraṇa, and Acyuta.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of eleven months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the Graiveyaka gods.
A śramaṇa-nirgrantha of twelve months' standing surpasses the te悍leśyā of the Anuttaraupapātika gods.
Beyond that, having become white and of pure white nature, thereafter he is liberated, enlightened, freed, extinguished, and puts an end to all suffering."
"Truly so, Venerable Sir! Truly so, Venerable Sir!" [saying thus, Gautama] continued to dwell, up to.

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