Viyahapannatti 20.8.793

20.8.793

kati ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kammabhūmīo pannattāo?
goyamā! pannarasa kammabhūmīo pannattāo, taṃ jahā–paṃca bharahāiṃ, paṃca eravayāiṃ, paṃca mahā-videhāiṃ|
kati ṇaṃ bhaṃte! akammabhūmīo pannattāo?
goyamā! tīsaṃ akammabhūmīo pannattāo, taṃ jahā–paṃca hemavayāiṃ, paṃca heraṇṇavayāiṃ, paṃca harivāsāiṃ, paṃca rammagavāsāiṃ, paṃca devakurāo, paṃca uttarakurāo|
eyāsu ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīsāsu akammabhūmīsu atthi osappiṇīti vā ussappiṇīti vā?
no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|

"How many regions of karmic activity, Venerable Sir, are taught?"
"Gautama, fifteen regions of karmic activity are taught, namely: five Bharatas, five Airāvatas, and five Mahāvidehas."
"How many regions of non-karmic activity, Venerable Sir, are taught?"
"Gautama, thirty regions of non-karmic activity are taught, namely: five Haimavatas, five Hairaṇyavatas, five Harivarṣas, five Ramyakavāsas, five Devakurus, and five Uttarakurus."
"In these thirty regions of non-karmic activity, Venerable Sir, is there a descending cycle or an ascending cycle?"
"That is not meaning-supported."