Viyahapannatti 12.10.561

12.10.561

āyā bhaṃte! nāṇe? anne nāṇe?
goyamā! āyā siya nāṇe siya annāṇe, nāṇe puṇa niyamaṃ āyā|
āyā bhaṃte! neraiyāṇaṃ nāṇe? anne neraiyāṇaṃ nāṇe?
goyamā! āyā neraiyāṇaṃ siya nāṇe, siya annāṇe| nāṇe puṇa se niyamaṃ āyā| evaṃ jāva thaṇiyakumārāṇaṃ|
āyā bhaṃte! puḍhavikāiyāṇaṃ annāṇe? anne puḍhavikāiyāṇaṃ annāṇe?
goyamā! āyā puḍhavikāiyāṇaṃ niyamaṃ annāṇe, annāṇe vi niyamaṃ āyā| evaṃ jāva vaṇassaikāiyāṇaṃ| beiṃdiya-teiṃdiyāṇaṃ jāva vemāṇiyāṇaṃ jahā neraiyāṇaṃ|
āyā bhaṃte! daṃsaṇe? anne daṃsaṇe?
goyamā! āyā niyamaṃ daṃsaṇe, daṃsaṇe vi niyamaṃ āyā|
āyā bhaṃte! neraiyāṇaṃ daṃsaṇe? anne neraiyāṇaṃ daṃsaṇe?
goyamā! āyā neraiyāṇaṃ niyamaṃ daṃsaṇe, daṃsaṇe vi se niyamaṃ āyā| evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyāṇaṃ niraṃtaraṃ daṃḍao|

“Is the soul, Venerable Sir, knowledge? Or is it not knowledge (ajñāna)?”
“Gautama, the soul is sometimes knowledge, sometimes not knowledge; but knowledge is necessarily the soul.”

“Is the soul of the inhabitants of hell, Venerable Sir, knowledge? Or is it not knowledge?”
“Gautama, the soul of the inhabitants of hell is sometimes knowledge, sometimes not knowledge; but their knowledge is necessarily the soul. In this manner [for all], up to the Stanitakumāras.

Is the soul of the earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, not knowledge? Or is it [other than] not knowledge?”
“Gautama, the soul of the earth-bodied beings is necessarily not knowledge, and [their] not knowledge is also necessarily the soul. In this manner [for all], up to the plant-bodied beings. For the two-sensed and three-sensed beings, up to the Vaimānikas, it is as with the inhabitants of hell.

Is the soul, Venerable Sir, intuition? Or is it other [than intuition]?”
“Gautama, the soul is necessarily intuition, and intuition is also necessarily the soul.”

“Is the soul of the inhabitants of hell, Venerable Sir, intuition? Or is it other [than intuition]?”
“Gautama, the soul of the inhabitants of hell is necessarily intuition, and their intuition is also necessarily the soul. In this manner [it applies] uninterruptedly throughout the twenty-four classes of beings (daṇḍaka) up to the Vaimānikas.”