Viyahapannatti 1.8.86

1.8.86

egaṃtapaṃḍie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manusse kiṃ neraiyāuyaṃ pakareti? tirikkhāuyaṃ pakareti? manussāuyaṃ pakareti? devāuyaṃ pakareti? neraiyāuyaṃ kiccā neraiesu uvavajjati? tiriyāuyaṃ kiccā tiriesu uvavajjati? manussāuyaṃ kiccā manussesu uvavajjati? devāuyaṃ kiccā devaloesu uvavajjati?
goyamā! egaṃtapaṃḍie ṇaṃ manusse āuyaṃ siya pakareti, siya no pakareti, jai pakareti no neraiyāuyaṃ pakareti, no tiriyāuyaṃ pakareti, no manussāuyaṃ pakareti, devāuyaṃ pakareti, no neraiyāuyaṃ kiccā neraiesu uvavajjati, no tiriyāuyaṃ kiccā tiriesu uvavajjati, no manussāuyaṃ kiccā manussesu uvavajjati, devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ jāva devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati?
goyamā! egaṃtapaṃḍiyassa ṇaṃ manussassa kevalameva do gatīo paṇṇāyaṃti, taṃ jahā–aṃtakiriyā ceva, kappovavattiyā ceva| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! jāva devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati|
bālapaṃḍie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manusse kiṃ neraiyāuyaṃ pakareti? tirikkhāuyaṃ pakareti? manussāuyaṃ pakareti? devāuyaṃ pakareti? neraiyāuyaṃ kiccā neraiesu uvavajjati? tiriyāuyaṃ kiccā tiriesu uvavajjati? manussāuyaṃ kiccā manussesu uvavajjati? devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati?
goyamā! bālapaṃḍie ṇaṃ manusse no neraiyāuyaṃ pakareti, no tirikkhāuyaṃ pakareti, no manussāuyaṃ pakareti, devāuyaṃ pakareti, no neraiyāuyaṃ kiccā neraiesu uvavajjati, no tiriyāuyaṃ kiccā tiriesu uvavajjati, no manussāuyaṃ kiccā manussesu uvavajjati, devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ jāva devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati?
goyamā! bālapaṃḍie ṇaṃ manusse tahārūvassa samaṇassa vā māhaṇassa vā aṃtie egamavi āriyaṃ dhammiyaṃ suvayaṇaṃ soccā nisamma desaṃ uvaramai, desaṃ no uvaramai, desaṃ paccakkhāi, desaṃ no paccakkhāi|
se teṇaṃ desovarama-desapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ no neraiyāuyaṃ pakareti jāva devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ jāva devāuyaṃ kiccā devesu uvavajjati|

"Venerable Sir! Does an entirely wise human bind lifespan of hell-beings? Lifespan of animals? Lifespan of humans? Lifespan of celestial beings? Having bound lifespan of hell-beings, is he reborn among hell-beings? Having bound lifespan of animals, is he reborn among animals? Having bound lifespan of humans, is he reborn among humans? Having bound lifespan of celestial beings, is he reborn in the celestial realms?"
"Gautama! An entirely wise human sometimes binds lifespan, sometimes does not bind [lifespan]. If he binds, he does not bind lifespan of hell-beings, does not bind lifespan of animals, does not bind lifespan of humans, [but] binds lifespan of celestial beings; he is not reborn among hell-beings having bound lifespan of hell-beings, not reborn among animals having bound lifespan of animals, not reborn among humans having bound lifespan of humans, [but] is reborn among celestial beings having bound lifespan of celestial beings."
"For what reason, [Venerable Sir], up to: having bound lifespan of celestial beings, is he reborn among celestial beings?"
"Gautama! For an entirely wise human, only two destinies are declared, namely: the end of worldly existence, and rebirth in the heavens. For that reason, Gautama, up to: having bound lifespan of celestial beings, he is reborn among celestial beings."
"Venerable Sir! Does a partially wise human bind lifespan of hell-beings? Lifespan of animals? Lifespan of humans? Lifespan of celestial beings? Having bound lifespan of hell-beings, is he reborn among hell-beings? Having bound lifespan of animals, is he reborn among animals? Having bound lifespan of humans, is he reborn among humans? Having bound lifespan of celestial beings, is he reborn among celestial beings?"
"Gautama! A partially wise human does not bind lifespan of hell-beings, does not bind lifespan of animals, does not bind lifespan of humans, [but] binds lifespan of celestial beings; he is not reborn among hell-beings having bound lifespan of hell-beings, not reborn among animals having bound lifespan of animals, not reborn among humans having bound lifespan of humans, [but] is reborn among celestial beings having bound lifespan of celestial beings."
"For what reason, [Venerable Sir], up to: having bound lifespan of celestial beings, is he reborn among celestial beings?"
"Gautama! A partially wise human, having heard and understood even a single noble, righteous, good word in the presence of such a śramaṇa or brāhmaṇa, partially abstains and partially does not abstain, partially renounces and partially does not renounce.
On account of that partial abstention and partial renunciation, he does not bind lifespan of hell-beings, up to: having bound lifespan of celestial beings, he is reborn among celestial beings. For that reason, up to: having bound lifespan of celestial beings, he is reborn among celestial beings."