Viyahapannatti 13.4.578

13.4.578

ege bhaṃte! dhammatthikāyapadese kevatiehiṃ dhammatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe?
goyamā! jahannapade tihiṃ, ukkosapade chahiṃ| kevatiehiṃ adhammatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe? jahannapade cauhiṃ, ukkosapade sattahiṃ| kevatiehiṃ āgāsatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe? sattahiṃ| kevatiehiṃ jīvatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe? anaṃtehiṃ| kevatiehiṃ poggalatthikāyapa-desehiṃ puṭṭhe? anaṃtehiṃ| kevatiehiṃ addhāsamaehiṃ puṭṭhe? siya puṭṭhe siya no puṭṭhe, jai puṭṭhe niyamaṃ anaṃtehiṃ|
ege bhaṃte! adhammatthikāyapadese kevatiehiṃ dhammatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe?
goyamā! jahannapade cauhiṃ, ukkosapade satahiṃ| kevatiehiṃ adhammatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe? jahannapade tihiṃ, ukkosapade chahiṃ| sesaṃ jahā dhammatthikāyassa|
ege bhaṃte! āgāsatthikāyapadese kevatiehiṃ dhammatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe?
goyamā! siya puṭṭhe siya no puṭṭhe, jai puṭṭhe jahannapade ekkeṇa vā dohiṃ vā tīhiṃ vā, ukkosapade sattahiṃ| evaṃ adhammatthikāyapadesehiṃ vi| kevatiehiṃ āgāsatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe? chahiṃ| kevatiehiṃ jīvatthikāyapadesehiṃ puṭṭhe? siya puṭṭhe siya no puṭṭhe, jai puṭṭhe niyamaṃ anaṃtehiṃ| evaṃ poggalatthi-kāyapadesehiṃ vi, addhāsamaehiṃ vi|

“Venerable Sir! By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of Dharma is one spatial unit of the extensive substance of Dharma touched?”
“Gautama! At the minimum, by three; at the maximum, by six.”
“By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of Adharma is it touched?”
“At the minimum, by four; at the maximum, by seven.”
“By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of space is it touched?”
“By seven.”
“By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of jīva is it touched?”
“By an infinite number.”
“By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of pudgala is it touched?”
“By an infinite number.”
“By how many moments of time (addhāsamaya) is it touched?”
“Sometimes it is touched, sometimes it is not touched; if it is touched, necessarily by an infinite number.”
“Venerable Sir! By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of Dharma is one spatial unit of the extensive substance of Adharma touched?”
“Gautama! At the minimum, by four; at the maximum, by seven. By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of Adharma is it touched? At the minimum, by three; at the maximum, by six. The rest is as for the extensive substance of Dharma.”
“Venerable Sir! By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of Dharma is one spatial unit of the extensive substance of space touched?”
“Gautama! Sometimes it is touched, sometimes it is not touched; if it is touched, at the minimum by one, or two, or three, and at the maximum by seven. So also with the spatial units of the extensive substance of Adharma. By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of space is it touched? By six. By how many spatial units of the extensive substance of jīva is it touched? Sometimes it is touched, sometimes it is not touched; if it is touched, necessarily by an infinite number. So also with the spatial units of the extensive substance of pudgala, and with moments of time.”