Viyahapannatti 2.10.143

2.10.143

ege bhaṃte! dhammatthikāyapadese dhammatthikāetti vattavvaṃ siyā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|
evaṃ doṇṇi, tinni, cattāri, paṃca, cha, satta, aṭṭha, nava, dasa, saṃkhejjā, asaṃkhejjā| bhaṃte! dhammatthi-kāyapadesā dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|
egapadesūṇe vi ya ṇaṃ bhaṃte! dhammatthikāe dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai– ege dhammatthikāyapadese no dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā jāva egapadesūṇe vi ya ṇaṃ dhammatthikāe no dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā?
se nūnaṃ goyamā! khaṃḍe cakke? sagale cakke?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe cakke, sagale cakke|
khaṃḍe chatte? sagale chatte?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe chatte, sagale chatte|
khaṃḍe camme? sagale camme?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe camme, sagale camme|
khaṃḍe daṃḍe? sagale daṃḍe?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe daṃḍe, sagale daṃḍe|
khaṃḍe dūse? sagale dūse?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe dūse, sagale dūse|
khaṃḍe āyuhe? sagale āyuhe?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe āyuhe, sagale āyuhe|
khaṃḍe modae? sagale modae?
bhagavaṃ! no khaṃḍe modae, sagale modae|
se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–ege dhammatthikāyapadese no dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā
jāva egapadesūṇe vi ya ṇaṃ dhammatthikāe no dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
se kiṃkhāi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā?
goyamā! asaṃkhejjā dhammatthikāyapadesā, te savve kasiṇā paḍipuṇṇā niravasesā ekaggahaṇa-gahiyā–esa ṇaṃ goyamā! dhammatthikāe tti vattavvaṃ siyā|
evaṃ adhammatthikāe vi| āgāsatthikāya-jīvatthikāya-poggalatthikāyā vi evaṃ ceva, navaraṃ–tiṇhaṃ pi padesā anaṃtā bhāṇiyavvā| sesaṃ taṃ ceva|

"Venerable Sir! Could a single space-point of dharmāstikāya be called 'dharmāstikāya'?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not admissible."
"Thus, Venerable Sir, could two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, numerable, or innumerable space-points of dharmāstikāya be called 'dharmāstikāya'?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not admissible."
"Venerable Sir! Could even dharmāstikāya deficient by a single space-point be called 'dharmāstikāya'?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not admissible."
"Venerable Sir! In what sense is it said that a single space-point of dharmāstikāya should not be called 'dharmāstikāya', up to: even dharmāstikāya deficient by a single space-point should not be called 'dharmāstikāya'?"
"Indeed, Gautama, is a piece a wheel, or is the whole the wheel?"
"Lord! A piece is not a wheel; the whole is the wheel."
"Is a piece a parasol, or is the whole the parasol?"
"Lord! A piece is not a parasol; the whole is the parasol."
"Is a piece a hide, or is the whole the hide?"
"Lord! A piece is not a hide; the whole is the hide."
"Is a piece a staff, or is the whole the staff?"
"Lord! A piece is not a staff; the whole is the staff."
"Is a piece a garment, or is the whole the garment?"
"Lord! A piece is not a garment; the whole is the garment."
"Is a piece a weapon, or is the whole the weapon?"
"Lord! A piece is not a weapon; the whole is the weapon."
"Is a piece a sweetmeat, or is the whole the sweetmeat?"
"Lord! A piece is not a sweetmeat; the whole is the sweetmeat."
"In that sense, Gautama, it is said that a single space-point of dharmāstikāya should not be called 'dharmāstikāya', up to: even dharmāstikāya deficient by a single space-point should not be called 'dharmāstikāya'."
"Then, Venerable Sir, of what sort should it be called 'dharmāstikāya'?"
"Gautama! There are innumerable space-points of dharmāstikāya; when all of them together, complete, fully complete, without remainder, are comprehended by a single designation—that, Gautama, should be called 'dharmāstikāya'.
Likewise also adharmāstikāya. ākāśāstikāya, jīvāstikāya, and pudgalāstikāya are just the same, with the exception that: the space-points of these three are to be stated as infinite. The rest is just the same."