Viyahapannatti 25.2.868

25.2.868

se nūnaṃ bhaṃte! asaṃkhejje loe anaṃtāiṃ davvāiṃ āgāse bhaiyavvāiṃ?
haṃtā goyamā! asaṃkhejje loe anaṃtāiṃ davvāiṃ āgāse bhaiyavvāiṃ|
logassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! egammi āgāsapadese katidisiṃ poggalā cijjaṃti?
goyamā! nivvāghāeṇaṃ chaddisiṃ, vāghāyaṃ paḍucca siya tidisiṃ, siya caudisiṃ, siya paṃcadisiṃ|
logassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! egammi āgāsapadese katidisiṃ poggalā chijjaṃti? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ uvacijjaṃti, evaṃ avacijjaṃti|

“Is it indeed so, Venerable Sir, that in the innumerable [units of space of the] cosmos, infinite substances are accommodated in space?”
“Yes, Gautama, in the innumerable [units of space of the] cosmos, infinite substances are accommodated in space.”
“Venerable Sir, in one space-point of the cosmos, from how many directions are pudgalas piled up?”
“Gautama, unimpeded, from six directions; depending on impediment, sometimes from three directions, sometimes from four directions, sometimes from five directions.”
“Venerable Sir, in one space-point of the cosmos, in how many directions are pudgalas separated?”
“In the very same manner. In this manner they are accumulated; in this manner they are diminished.”