Viyahapannatti 18.10.755

18.10.755

atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! imīse rayaṇappabhāe puḍhavīe ahe davvāiṃ vaṇṇao kāla-nīla-lohiya-hālidda-sukkilāiṃ, gaṃdhao subbhigaṃdhāiṃ, dubbhigaṃdhāiṃ, rasao titta-kaḍuya-kasāya-aṃbila-mahurāiṃ, phāsao kakkhaḍa-mauya-garuya-lahuya-sīya-usiṇa-niddha-lukkhāiṃ, annamannabaddhāiṃ, annamannapuṭṭhāiṃ, annamanna-baddhapuṭṭhāiṃ, annamannaghaḍattāe ciṭṭhaṃti?
haṃtā atthi| evaṃ jāva ahesattamāe|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! sohammassa kappassa ahedavvāiṃ? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ jāva īsipabbhārāe puḍhavīe|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! jāva viharai|
tae ṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre annayā kayāi rāyagihāo nagarāo guṇasilāo ceiyāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā bahiyā janavayavihāraṃ viharai|

"Venerable Sir! Are there substances below this Ratnaprabhā earth that are in color black, blue, red, yellow, and white; in smell fragrant and foul-smelling; in taste bitter, pungent, astringent, sour, and sweet; in touch rough, soft, heavy, light, cold, hot, smooth, and dry; bound to one another, touched by one another, bound and touched to one another, existing in conjunction with one another?"
"Yes, there are." In this manner, up to the Seventh Below.
"Venerable Sir! Are there substances below the Saudharma kalpa?" In the very same way. In this manner, up to the Īṣatprāgbhārā earth.
"It is so, Venerable Sir! It is so, Venerable Sir!" [Gautama] up to dwelled.
Then the ascetic, Lord Mahāvīra, on another occasion, departed from the city of Rājagṛha, from the Guṇaśīla caitya, and having departed, dwelled wandering in the countryside outside.