Viyahapannatti 25.1.864

25.1.864

do bhaṃte! neraiyā paḍhamasamayovavannagā kiṃ samajogī? visamajogī?
goyamā! siya samajogī, siya visamajogī|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–siya samajogī, siya visamajogī?
goyamā! āhārayāo vā se anāhārae, anāhārayāo vā se āhārae siya hīne, siya tulle, siya abbhahie| jai hīne asaṃkhejjaibhāgahīne vā, saṃkhejjaibhāgahīne vā, saṃkhejjaguṇahīne vā, asaṃkhejjaguṇahīne vā| aha abbhahie asaṃkhejjaibhāgamabbhahie vā, saṃkhejjaibhāgamabbhahie vā, saṃkhejjaguṇamabbhahie vā, asaṃkhejjaguṇamabbhahie vā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–siya sama-jogī, siya visamajogī| evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyāṇaṃ|

“Are two inhabitants of hell born in the first moment, Venerable Sir, possessed of equal activity or unequal activity?”
“Gautama, they may have equal activity, or they may have unequal activity.”
“For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: ‘They may have equal activity, or they may have unequal activity’?”
“Gautama, compared to an taking-nourishment [inhabitant of hell], a non-taking-nourishment one, or compared to a non-taking-nourishment [inhabitant of hell], a taking-nourishment one, may be inferior, may be equal, or may be greater. If inferior, he is an incalculable fraction inferior, or a calculable fraction inferior, or calculably times inferior, or incalculably times inferior. If greater, he is an incalculable fraction greater, or a calculable fraction greater, or calculably times greater, or incalculably times greater. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: ‘They may have equal activity, or they may have unequal activity.’ In this way up to the Vaimānikas.”