Viyahapannatti 19.3.763

19.3.763

eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikāiyassa āukkāiyassa teukāiyassa vāukāiyassa vaṇassaikāiyassa ya kayare kāye savva-suhume? kayare kāe savvasuhumatarāe?
goyamā! vaṇassaikāe savvasuhume, vaṇassaikāe savvasuhumatarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikāiyassa āukkāiyassa teukāiyassa vāukāiyassa ya kayare kāye savvasuhume? kayare kāye savvasuhumatarāe?
goyamā! vāukkāe savvasuhume, vāukkāe savvasuhumatarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikāiyassa āukkāiyassa teukkāiyassa ya kayare kāye savvasuhume? kayare kāye savvasuhuma-tarāe? goyamā! teukkāe savvasuhume, teukkāe savvasuhumatarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikkāiyassa āukkāiyassa ya kayare kāye savvasuhume? kayare kāye savvasuhumatarāe?
goyamā! āukkāe savvasuhume, āukkāe savvasuhumatarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikkāiyassa āukkāiyassa teukāiyassa vāukāiyassa vaṇassaikāi-yassa ya kayare kāye savva-bādare? kayare kāye savvabādaratarāe?
goyamā! vaṇassaikāe savvabādare, vaṇassaikāe savvabādaratarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikāiyassa āukāiyassa teukāiyassa vāukāiyassa ya kayare kāe savvabādare? kayare kāe savvabādaratarāe?
goyamā! puḍhavikkāe savvabādare, puḍhavikkāe savvabādaratarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āukkāiyassa teukkāiyassa vāukāiyassa ya kayare kāe savvabādare? kayare kāe savvabādaratarāe
goyamā! āukkāe savvabādare, āukkāe savvabādaratarāe|
eyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! teukāiyassa vāukāiyassa ya kayare kāe savvabādare? kayare kāe savvabādaratarāe?
goyamā! teukkāe savvabādare, teukkāe savvabādaratarāe|
kemahālae ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavisarīre pannatte?
goyamā! anaṃtāṇaṃ suhumavaṇassaikāiyāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege suhumavāusarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ suhumavāusarīrāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege suhumateusarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ suhumateu-kāiyasarīrāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege suhume āusarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ suhumaāukkāiyasarīrāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege suhume puḍhavisarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ suhumapuḍhavikāiyasarīrāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege bādaravāusarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ bādaravāukkāiyāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege bādarateusarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ bādarateukāiyāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege bādaraāusarīre, asaṃkhejjāṇaṃ bādara-āukāiyāṇaṃ jāvaiyā sarīrā se ege bādarapuḍhavisarīre| emahālae ṇaṃ goyamā! puḍhavisarīre pannatte|

"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, wind-bodied, and plant-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The plant body is the most subtle; the plant body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The wind body is the most subtle; the wind body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, and fire-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The fire body is the most subtle; the fire body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied and water-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The water body is the most subtle; the water body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, wind-bodied, and plant-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The plant body is the most gross; the plant body is more gross than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The earth body is the most gross; the earth body is more gross than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—water-bodied, fire-bodied, and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The water body is the most gross; the water body is more gross than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—fire-bodied and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The fire body is the most gross; the fire body is more gross than all."
"How large, Venerable Sir, is an earth-body declared to be?"
"Gautama! As many bodies as infinite subtle plant-bodied beings have, that is one subtle wind-body. As many bodies as innumerable subtle wind-bodies have, that is one subtle fire-body. As many bodies as innumerable subtle fire-bodied bodies have, that is one subtle water-body. As many bodies as innumerable subtle water-bodied bodies have, that is one subtle earth-body.
As many bodies as innumerable subtle earth-bodied bodies have, that is one gross wind-body. As many bodies as innumerable gross wind-bodied beings have, that is one gross fire-body. As many bodies as innumerable gross fire-bodied beings have, that is one gross water-body. As many bodies as innumerable gross water-bodied beings have, that is one gross earth-body. This large, Gautama, is an earth-body declared to be."