Viyahapannatti 20.10.803

20.10.803

jīvā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ sovakkamāuyā? niruvakkamāuyā?
goyamā! jīvā sovakkamāuyā vi, niruvakkamāuyā vi|
neraiyāṇaṃ–pucchā|
goyamā! neraiyā no sovakkamāuyā, niruvakkamāuyā| evaṃ jāva thaṇiyakumārā| puḍhavikkāiyā jahā jīvā| evaṃ jāva manussā| vāṇamaṃtara-joisiya-vemāṇiyā jahā neraiyā|

"Venerable Sir, do jīvas have terminable lifespans or interminable lifespans?"
"Gautama, jīvas have terminable lifespans as well as interminable lifespans."
[Regarding] inhabitants of hell, the question [is repeated].
"Gautama, inhabitants of hell do not have terminable lifespans; they have interminable lifespans. In this way up to the Stanitakumāras. Earth-bodied beings are like jīvas. In this way up to humans. The Vyantaras, Jyotiṣkas, and Vaimānikas are like inhabitants of hell."