Viyahapannatti 16.8.684

16.8.684

paramāṇupoggale ṇaṃ bhaṃte! logassa puratthimillāo carimaṃtāo paccatthimillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ gacchati? paccatthimillāo carimaṃtāo puratthimillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ gacchati? dāhiṇillāo carimaṃtāo uttarillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasama-eṇaṃ gacchati? uttarillāo carimaṃtāo dāhiṇillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ gacchati? uvarillāo carimaṃtāo heṭṭhillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ gacchati? heṭṭhillāo carimaṃtāo uvarillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ gacchati?
haṃtā goyamā! paramāṇupoggale ṇaṃ logassa puratthimillaṃ taṃ ceva jāva uvarillaṃ carimaṃtaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ gacchati|

"Venerable Sir, does an indivisible atom of matter (paramāṇupoggala) go in a single instant from the eastern extremity of the world to the western extremity? Does it go in a single instant from the western extremity to the eastern extremity? Does it go in a single instant from the southern extremity to the northern extremity? Does it go in a single instant from the northern extremity to the southern extremity? Does it go in a single instant from the upper extremity to the lower extremity? Does it go in a single instant from the lower extremity to the upper extremity?"
"Yes, Gautama! An indivisible atom of matter goes from the eastern extremity of the world to [...] up to the upper extremity in a single instant."