Viyahapannatti 24.12.849

24.12.849

āukkāiyā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kaohiṃto uvavajjaṃti? evaṃ jaheva puḍhavikkāiyauddesae jāva–
puḍhavikkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! je bhavie āukkāiesu uvavajjittae, se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevatikālaṭṭhitīesu uvavajjejjā?
goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ aṃtomuhuttaṭṭhitīesu, ukkoseṇaṃ sattavāsasahassaṭṭhitīesu uvavajjejjā| evaṃ puḍhavikkāiyauddesagasariso bhāṇiyavvo, navaraṃ–ṭhitiṃ saṃvehaṃ ca jāṇejjā| sesaṃ taheva|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

"From where, Venerable Sir, are water-bodied beings reborn?" Thus, just as in the chapter on earth-bodied beings, up to:
"Venerable Sir, when an earth-bodied being is capable of being reborn among water-bodied beings, in what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, would it be reborn?"
"Gautama, at the minimum in a lifespan duration of an antarmuhūrta, at the maximum in a lifespan duration of seven thousand years it would be reborn." Thus it should be stated similar to the chapter on earth-bodied beings, with the distinction that one should understand the lifespan duration and the saṃvedha. The rest is just the same.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"