Viyahapannatti 13.6.585

13.6.585

rāyagihe jāva evaṃ vayāsī–saṃtaraṃ bhaṃte! neraiyā uvavajjaṃti? niraṃtaraṃ neraiyā uvavajjaṃti?
goyamā! saṃtaraṃ pi neraiyā uvavajjaṃti, niraṃtaraṃ pi neraiyā uvavajjaṃti| evaṃ asurakumārā vi| evaṃ jahā gaṃgeye taheva do daṃḍagā jāva saṃtaraṃ pi vemāṇiyā cayaṃti, niraṃtaraṃ pi vemāṇiyā cayaṃti|

At Rājagṛha, up to he said thus: "Venerable Sir, do inhabitants of hell take birth at intervals, or do inhabitants of hell take birth without intervals?"
"Gautama! Inhabitants of hell take birth both at intervals and without intervals. Thus also for the asurakumāras. Thus, just as in the Gāṅgeya [uddeśaka], likewise the two sets up to: celestial beings fall both at intervals and without intervals."