Viyahapannatti 25.3.880

25.3.880

eesi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! neraiyāṇaṃ jāva devāṇaṃ siddhāṇa ya paṃcagatisamāsenaṃ kayare kayarehiṃto appā vā? bahuyā vā? tullā vā? visesāhiyā vā?
goyamā! appābahuyaṃ jahā bahuvattavvayāe, aṭṭhagatisamāsappābahugaṃ ca|
eesi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! saiṃdiyāṇaṃ, egiṃdiyāṇaṃ jāva aniṃdiyāṇa ya kayare kayarehiṃto appā vā? bahuyā vā? tullā vā? visesāhiyā vā? eyaṃ pi jahā bahuvattavvayāe taheva ohiyaṃ payaṃ bhāṇiyavvaṃ, sakāiyaappābahugaṃ taheva ohiyaṃ bhāṇiyavvaṃ|
eesi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīvāṇaṃ poggalāṇaṃ addhāsamayāṇaṃ savvadavvāṇaṃ savvapadesāṇaṃ savvapajjavāṇaṃ ya kayare kayarehiṃto appā vā? bahuyā vā? tullā vā? visesāhiyā vā? jahā bahuvattavvayāe|
eesi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīvāṇaṃ, āuyassa kammassa baṃdhagāṇaṃ abaṃdhagāṇaṃ? jahā bahuvattavvayāe jāva āuyassa kammassa abaṃdhagā visesāhiyā|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

"Among these, Venerable Sir, inhabitants of hell up to gods and liberated souls, classified by the five states of existence, which are fewer, greater, equal, or especially greater than which?"
"Gautama! The comparative numerical proportion is as stated in the [section on] 'Many Statements' (Bahuvaktavyatā), and likewise for the comparative numerical proportion in the summary of the eight states of existence.
Among these, Venerable Sir, those endowed with senses, those with one sense up to those without senses, which are fewer, greater, equal, or especially greater than which?"
"This too is to be stated according to the general statement as in the 'Many Statements'; the comparative numerical proportion of embodied souls is likewise to be stated according to the general statement.
Among these, Venerable Sir, souls, pudgalas, temporal units of time, all substances, all space-points, and all modes, which are fewer, greater, equal, or especially greater than which?"
"[It is] as in the 'Many Statements'.
Among these, Venerable Sir, souls, those binding lifespan karma and those not binding [lifespan karma]?"
"As in the 'Many Statements' up to: souls not binding lifespan karma are especially greater."
"It is so, Venerable Sir! It is so, Venerable Sir!"