Viyahapannatti 25.3.870

25.3.870

kati ṇaṃ bhaṃte! saṃṭhāṇā pannattā?
goyamā! cha saṃṭhāṇā pannattā, taṃ jahā–parimaṃḍale, vaṭṭe, taṃse, cauraṃse, āyate, aṇitthaṃthe|
parimaṃḍalā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe kiṃ saṃkhejjā? asaṃkhejjā? anaṃtā?
goyamā! no saṃkhejjā, no asaṃkhejjā, anaṃtā|
vaṭṭā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! saṃṭhāṇā? evaṃ ceva| evaṃ jāva aṇitthaṃthā| evaṃ paesaṭṭhayāe vi| evaṃ davvaṭṭhapaesaṭṭhayāe vi|
eesi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! parimaṃḍala-vaṭṭa-taṃsa-cauraṃsa-āyata-aṇitthaṃthāṇaṃ saṃṭhāṇāṇaṃ davvaṭṭhayāe paesaṭṭhayāe davvaṭṭhapaesaṭṭhayāe kayare kayarehiṃto appā vā? bahuyā vā? tullā vā? visesāhiyā vā?
goyamā! savvatthovā parimaṃḍalasaṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe, vaṭṭā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe saṃkhejjaguṇā, cauraṃsā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe saṃkhejjaguṇā, taṃsā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe saṃkhejjaguṇā, āyatā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe saṃkhejjaguṇā, aṇitthaṃthā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe asaṃkhejjaguṇā paesaṭṭhayāe–savvatthovā parimaṃḍalā saṃṭhāṇā paesaṭṭhayāe, vaṭṭā saṃṭhāṇā paesaṭṭhayāe saṃkhejjaguṇā, jahā davvaṭṭhayāe tahā paesaṭṭhayāe vi jāva aṇitthaṃthā saṃṭhāṇā paesaṭṭhayāe asaṃkhejjaguṇā|
davvaṭṭhapaesaṭṭhayāe–savvatthovā parimaṃḍalā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe, so ceva davvaṭṭhayāe gamao bhāṇiyavvo jāva aṇitthaṃthā saṃṭhāṇā davvaṭṭhayāe asaṃkhejjaguṇā, aṇitthaṃthehiṃto saṃṭhāṇehiṃto davvaṭṭhayāe parimaṃḍalā saṃṭhāṇā paesaṭṭhayāe asaṃkhejjaguṇā, vaṭṭā saṃṭhāṇā paesaṭṭhayāe saṃkhejjaguṇā, so ceva paesaṭṭhayāe gamao bhāṇiyavvo jāva aṇitthaṃthā saṃṭhāṇā paesaṭṭhayāe asaṃkhejjaguṇā|

"Venerable Sir! How many shapes (saṃsthāna) are declared?"
"Gautama! Six shapes are declared, namely: circular (parimaṇḍala), spherical (vṛtta), triangular (tryasra), quadrangular (cat Evanston / caturasra), elongated (āyata), and irregular (anitthaṃstha / indeterminate).
"Venerable Sir! In terms of substance (dravyārthatā), are circular shapes finite? Innumerable? Infinite?"
"Gautama! Not finite, not innumerable, infinite."
"Venerable Sir! Spherical shapes?"
"Just the same. Thus up to irregular shapes. So also in terms of space-points (pradeśārthatā). So also in terms of both substance and space-points (dravyārtha-pradeśārthatā)."
"Venerable Sir! Among these circular, spherical, triangular, quadrangular, elongated, and irregular shapes, in terms of substance, in terms of space-points, and in terms of both substance and space-points, which are fewer, or more, or equal, or specifically greater than which?"
"Gautama! Circular shapes in terms of substance are the fewest of all; spherical shapes in terms of substance are numerably fold [more]; quadrangular shapes in terms of substance are numerably fold [more]; triangular shapes in terms of substance are numerably fold [more]; elongated shapes in terms of substance are numerably fold [more]; irregular shapes in terms of substance are innumerably fold [more].
In terms of space-points: circular shapes in terms of space-points are the fewest of all; spherical shapes in terms of space-points are numerably fold [more]—as in terms of substance, so also in terms of space-points, up to: irregular shapes in terms of space-points are innumerably fold [more].
In terms of both substance and space-points: circular shapes in terms of substance are the fewest of all; that very sequence of substance is to be recited up to: irregular shapes in terms of substance are innumerably fold [more]; compared to irregular shapes in terms of substance, circular shapes in terms of space-points are innumerably fold [more]; spherical shapes in terms of space-points are numerably fold [more]; that very sequence of space-points is to be recited up to: irregular shapes in terms of space-points are innumerably fold [more]."