Viyahapannatti 25.2.867

25.2.867

jīvadavvā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ saṃkhejjā? asaṃkhejjā? anaṃtā?
goyamā! no saṃkhejjā, no asaṃkhejjā, anaṃtā|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–jīvadavvā ṇaṃ no saṃkhejjā, no asaṃkhejjā, anaṃtā?
goyamā! asaṃkhejjā neraiyā jāva asaṃkhejjā vāukkāiyā, anaṃtā vaṇassaikāiyā, asaṃkhejjā beṃdiyā, evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyā, anaṃtā siddhā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ jāva anaṃtā|
jīvadavvāṇaṃ bhaṃte! ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti? ajīvadavvāṇaṃ jīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti?
goyamā! jīvadavvāṇaṃ ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti, no ajīvadavvāṇaṃ jīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai– jīvadavvāṇaṃ ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti, no ajīva-davvāṇaṃ jīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti?
goyamā! jīvadavvā ṇaṃ ajīvadavve pariyādiyaṃti pariyādiittā orāliyaṃ veuvviyaṃ āhāragaṃ teyagaṃ kammagaṃ, soiṃdiyaṃ jāva phāsiṃdiyaṃ, maṇajogaṃ vaijogaṃ kāyajogaṃ, āṇāpāṇuttaṃ ca nivvattayaṃti| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–jīvadavvāṇaṃ ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti, no ajīva-davvāṇaṃ jīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti|
neraiyāṇaṃ bhaṃte! ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti? ajīvadavvāṇaṃ neraiyā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti? goyamā! neraiyāṇaṃ ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti, no ajīvadavvāṇaṃ neraiyā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ?
goyamā! neraiyā ajīvadavve pariyādiyaṃti, pariyādiittā veuvviya-teyaga-kammagaṃ, soiṃdiyaṃ jāva phāsiṃdiyaṃ, (maṇajogaṃ vai-jogaṃ kāyajogaṃ?) āṇāpāṇuttaṃ ca nivvattayaṃti|
se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–neraiyāṇaṃ ajīvadavvā paribhogattāe havvamāga-cchati, no ajīvadavvāṇaṃ neraiyā paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti| evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyā, navaraṃ–sarīraiṃdiyajogā bhāṇiyavvā jassa je atthi|

“Venerable Sir, are living substances numerable, innumerable, or infinite?”
“Gautama, they are not numerable, not innumerable; they are infinite.”
“Why is it said, Venerable Sir, that living substances are not numerable, not innumerable, but infinite?”
“Gautama, inhabitants of hell are innumerable, up to air-bodied beings are innumerable, plant-bodied beings are infinite, two-sensed beings are innumerable, and so on up to celestial beings in abodes are innumerable, and liberated souls are infinite. For that reason, up to infinite.”
“Venerable Sir, do non-living substances come to be utilized by living substances, or do living substances come to be utilized by non-living substances?”
“Gautama, non-living substances come to be utilized by living substances; living substances do not come to be utilized by non-living substances.”
“Why is it said, Venerable Sir, that non-living substances come to be utilized by living substances, and not living substances utilized by non-living substances?”
“Gautama, living substances take in non-living substances, and having taken them in, produce gross, protean, conveyance, fiery, and karmic [bodies]; the sense of hearing up to the sense of touch; the activity of mind, activity of speech, and activity of body; and respiration. For that reason, Gautama, it is said that non-living substances come to be utilized by living substances, and not living substances utilized by non-living substances.”
“Venerable Sir, do non-living substances come to be utilized by inhabitants of hell, or do inhabitants of hell come to be utilized by non-living substances?”
“Gautama, non-living substances come to be utilized by inhabitants of hell; inhabitants of hell do not come to be utilized by non-living substances.”
“For what reason?”
“Gautama, inhabitants of hell take in non-living substances, and having taken them in, produce protean, fiery, and karmic [bodies]; the sense of hearing up to the sense of touch; [activity of mind, activity of speech, activity of body]; and respiration. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: non-living substances come to be utilized by inhabitants of hell; inhabitants of hell do not come to be utilized by non-living substances. In this manner up to celestial beings in abodes; with the only difference being that bodies, senses, and activities should be stated according to whatever each possesses.”