[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [The Śvetāmbara canon (Siddhānta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta) › [The twelve Aṅgas ("limbs")](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga) › [Viyahapannatti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5) › 25.2.867 # Viyahapannatti 25.2.867 Viyāhapannatti 25.2.867 - **Language:** Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit ### [25.2.867](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.25.2.867) 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.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.2.866](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.25.2.866) - [Next: 25.2.868](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.25.2.868) - [Up: 25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.25.2) ## Translations (3) - [Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~hi-deepratnasagar2019.25.2.867) — Hindi - [Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~gu-deepratnasagar2020.25.2.867) — Gujarati - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5~en-mt.25.2.867) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5!deepratnasagar.1303) — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.25.2.867](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.5.25.2.867) · Pramāṇa