Viyahapannatti 13.7.591

13.7.591

āyā bhaṃte! kāye? anne kāye?
goyamā! āyā vi kāye, anne vi kāye|
rūviṃ bhaṃte! kāye? arūviṃ kāye?
goyamā! rūviṃ pi kāye, arūviṃ pi kāye|
sacitte bhaṃte! kāye? acitte kāye?
goyamā! sacitte vi kāye, acitte vi kāye|
jīve bhaṃte! kāye? ajīve kāye?
goyamā! jīve vi kāye, ajīve vi kāye|
jīvāṇaṃ bhaṃte! kāye? ajīvāṇaṃ kāye?
goyamā! jīvāṇa vi kāye, ajīvāṇa vi kāye|
puvviṃ bhaṃte! kāye? kāyijjamāṇe kāye? kāyasamayavītikkaṃte kāye?
goyamā! puvviṃ pi kāye, kāyijjamāṇe vi kāye, kāyasamayavītikkaṃte vi kāye|
puvviṃ bhaṃte! kāye bhijjati? kāyijjamāṇe kāye bhijjati? kāyasamayavītikkaṃte kāye bhijjati?
goyamā! puvviṃ pi kāye bhijjati, kāyijjamāṇe vi kāye bhijjati, kāyasamayavītikkaṃte vi kāye bhijjati|

'Is the body the soul, Venerable Sir, or is the body something else?'
'Gautama, the body is both the soul and something else.'
'Is the body possessed of form, Venerable Sir, or formless?'
'Gautama, the body is both possessed of form and formless.'
'Is the body animate, Venerable Sir, or inanimate?'
'Gautama, the body is both animate and inanimate.'
'Is the body a soul, Venerable Sir, or a non-soul?'
'Gautama, the body is both a soul and a non-soul.'
'Does the body belong to souls, Venerable Sir, or to non-souls?'
'Gautama, the body belongs both to souls and to non-souls.'
'Is it the body beforehand, Venerable Sir, or while functioning bodily, or when the moment of bodily functioning has elapsed?'
'Gautama, it is the body beforehand, it is the body while functioning bodily, and it is the body when the moment of bodily functioning has elapsed.'
'Does the body divide beforehand, Venerable Sir, or does it divide while functioning bodily, or does it divide when the moment of bodily functioning has elapsed?'
'Gautama, it divides beforehand, it divides while functioning bodily, and it divides when the moment of bodily functioning has elapsed.'