Viyahapannatti 2.1.110

2.1.110

se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ ti vattavvaṃ siyā?
goyamā! pāṇe tti vattavvaṃ siyā| bhūe tti vattavvaṃ siyā| jīve tti vattavvaṃ siyā| satte tti vattavvaṃ siyā| viṇṇu tti vattavvaṃ siyā| vede tti vattavvaṃ siyā| pāṇe bhūe jīve satte viṇṇū vede tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ pāṇe tti vattavvaṃ siyā jāva vede tti vattavvaṃ siyā?
goyamā! jamhā āṇamai vā, pāṇamai vā, ussasai vā, nīsasai vā tamhā pāṇe tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
jamhā bhūte bhavati bhavissati ya tamhā bhūe tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
jamhā jīve jīvati, jīvattaṃ āuyaṃ ca kammaṃ uvajīvati tamhā jīve tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
jamhā satte subhāsubhehiṃ kammehiṃ tamhā satte tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
jamhā tittakaḍukasāyaṃbilamahure rase jāṇai tamhā viṇṇu tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
jamhā vedeti ya suha-dukkhaṃ tamhā vede tti vattavvaṃ siyā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ pāṇe tti vattavvaṃ siyā jāva vede tti vattavvaṃ siyā|

"Venerable Sir, what should he be called?"
"Gautama, he may be called a prāṇa; he may be called a bhūta; he may be called a jīva; he may be called a sattva; he may be called a knower; he may be called an experiencer; he may be called a prāṇa, a bhūta, a jīva, a sattva, a knower, and an experiencer."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, may he be called a prāṇa up to an experiencer?"
"Gautama, because he breathes in or breathes out, or inhales or exhales, therefore he may be called a prāṇa.
Because he has existed, exists, and will exist, therefore he may be called a bhūta.
Because the jīva lives, and lives on [by virtue of] vitality and lifespan karma, therefore he may be called a jīva.
Because he is attached to auspicious and inauspicious karmas, therefore he may be called a sattva.
Because he knows bitter, pungent, astringent, sour, and sweet tastes, therefore he may be called a knower.
Because he experiences pleasure and pain, therefore he may be called an experiencer. For that reason, he may be called a prāṇa up to an experiencer."