Viyahapannatti 20.8.796

20.8.796

jaṃbuddīve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! dīve bhārahe vāse imīse osappiṇīe devānuppiyāṇaṃ kevatiyaṃ kālaṃ puvvagae anusajjissati?
goyamā! jaṃbuddīve ṇaṃ dīve bhārahe vāse imīse osappiṇīe mamaṃ egaṃ vāsasahassaṃ puvvagae anusajjissati|
jahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jaṃbuddīve dīve bhārahe vāse imīse osappiṇīe devānuppiyāṇaṃ egaṃ vāsasahassaṃ puvvagae anusajjissati, tahā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jaṃbuddīve dīve bhārahe vāse imīse osappiṇīe avasesāṇaṃ titthagarāṇaṃ kevatiyaṃ kālaṃ puvvagae anusajjitthā?
goyamā! atthegatiyāṇaṃ saṃkhejjaṃ kālaṃ, atthegatiyāṇaṃ asaṃkhejjaṃ kālaṃ|

"In the continent of Jambūdvīpa, in the region of Bharata, in this descending cycle, Venerable Sir, for how long will the knowledge of the Pūrvas of the Beloved of the Gods endure?"
"Gautama, in the continent of Jambūdvīpa, in the region of Bharata, in this descending cycle, my knowledge of the Pūrvas will endure for one thousand years."
"Just as in the continent of Jambūdvīpa, in the region of Bharata, in this descending cycle, the knowledge of the Pūrvas of the Beloved of the Gods will endure for one thousand years, so, Venerable Sir, in the continent of Jambūdvīpa, in the region of Bharata, in this descending cycle, for how long did the knowledge of the Pūrvas of the remaining tīrthaṅkaras endure?"
"Gautama, for some a numerable period of time, for some an innumerable period of time."