Viyahapannatti 14.6.615

14.6.615

rāyagihe jāva evaṃ vayāsī–neraiyā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kimāhārā, kiṃpariṇāmā, kiṃjoṇiyā, kiṃṭhitīyā pannattā?
goyamā! neraiyā ṇaṃ poggalāhārā, poggalapariṇāmā, poggalajoṇiyā, poggalaṭṭhitīyā, kammovagā, kammaniyāṇā, kammaṭṭhitīyā kammuṇāmeva vippariyāsameṃti| evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyā|

At Rājagṛha, [and so forth], he spoke thus: "Venerable Sir! What nourishment, what transformation, what origin, and what lifespan duration are the inhabitants of hell stated to have?"
"Gautama! The inhabitants of hell have pudgala as nourishment, pudgala as transformation, pudgala as origin, and pudgala as lifespan duration; they are subject to karma, conditioned by karma, endure according to karma, and undergo changes solely through karma. In this manner, up to the celestial beings (vaimānikas)."