Viyahapannatti 12.9.556

12.9.556

bhaviyadavvadevāṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevatiyaṃ kālaṃ ṭhitī pannattā?
goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ aṃtomuhuttaṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ tinni paliovamāiṃ|
naradevāṇaṃ–pucchā|
goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ satta vāsasayāiṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ caurāsīiṃ puvvasayasahassāiṃ|
dhammadevāṇaṃ–pucchā|
goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ aṃtomuhuttaṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ desūṇā puvvakoḍī|
devātidevāṇaṃ–pucchā|
goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ bāvattariṃ vāsāiṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ caurāsīiṃ puvvasayasahassāiṃ|
bhāvadevāṇaṃ–pucchā|
goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ dasa vāsasahassāiṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ tettīsaṃ sāgarovamāiṃ|

"Venerable Sir, how long is the lifespan duration of potential substance-gods declared to be?"
"Gautama, at the minimum an antarmuhūrta, at the maximum three palyopamas."
Inquiry regarding human-gods.
"Gautama, at the minimum seven hundred years, at the maximum eighty-four hundred thousand pūrvas."
Inquiry regarding Dharma-gods.
"Gautama, at the minimum an antarmuhūrta, at the maximum a pūrvakoṭi less a fraction."
Inquiry regarding gods of gods.
"Gautama, at the minimum seventy-two years, at the maximum eighty-four hundred thousand pūrvas."
Inquiry regarding actual gods.
"Gautama, at the minimum ten thousand years, at the maximum thirty-three sāgaropamas."