Viyahapannatti 20.5.788

20.5.788

kativihe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! paramāṇū pannatte?
goyamā! cauvvihe paramāṇū pannatte, taṃ0 davvaparamāṇū, khettaparamāṇū, kālaparamāṇū, bhāvaparamāṇū|
davvaparamāṇū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kativihe pannatte?
goyamā! cauvvihe pannatte, taṃ jahā–acchejje, abhejje, aḍajjhe, agejjhe|
khettaparamāṇū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kativihe pannatte?
goyamā! cauvvihe pannatte, taṃ jahā–aṇaddhe, amajjhe, apadese, avibhāime|
kālaparamāṇū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kativihe pannatte?
goyamā! cauvvihe pannatte, taṃ jahā–avaṇṇe, agaṃdhe, arase, aphāse|
bhāvaparamāṇū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kativihe pannatte?
goyamā! cauvvihe pannatte, taṃ jahā–vaṇṇamaṃte, gaṃdhamaṃte, rasamaṃte, phāsamaṃte|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti jāva viharai|

"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of paramāṇus are stated?"
"Gautama! Paramāṇus are stated to be of four kinds, namely: substance-paramāṇu (dravya-paramāṇu), space-paramāṇu (kṣetra-paramāṇu), time-paramāṇu (kāla-paramāṇu), and mode-paramāṇu (bhāva-paramāṇu).
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of substance-paramāṇus are stated?"
"Gautama! They are stated to be of four kinds, namely: uncuttable, indivisible, non-combustible, and ungraspable.
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of space-paramāṇus are stated?"
"Gautama! They are stated to be of four kinds, namely: having no half, having no middle, having no [further] spatial units (apradeśa), and impartible.
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of time-paramāṇus are stated?"
"Gautama! They are stated to be of four kinds, namely: colourless, odourless, tasteless, and touchless.
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of mode-paramāṇus are stated?"
"Gautama! They are stated to be of four kinds, namely: possessing colour, possessing odour, possessing taste, and possessing touch."
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!" up to he dwells [in peace].