Viyahapannatti 25.5.895

25.5.895

anāgayaddhā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ saṃkhejjāo tītaddhāo? asaṃkhejjāo? anaṃtāo?
goyamā! no saṃkhejjāo tītaddhāo, no asaṃkhejjāo tītaddhāo, no anaṃtāo tītaddhāo| anāgayaddhā ṇaṃ tītaddhāo samayāhiyā, tītaddhā ṇaṃ anāgayaddhāo samayūṇā|
savvaddhā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ saṃkhejjāo tītaddhāo–pucchā|
goyamā! no saṃkhejjāo tītaddhāo, no asaṃkhejjāo tītaddhāo, no anaṃtāo tītaddhāo| savvaddhā ṇaṃ tītaddhāo sātirega-duguṇā, tītaddhā ṇaṃ savvaddhāo thovūṇae addhe|
savvaddhā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ saṃkhejjāo anāgayaddhāo–pucchā|
goyamā! no saṃkhejjāo anāgayaddhāo, no asaṃkhejjāo anāgayaddhāo, no anaṃtāo aṇā-gayaddhāo|
savvaddhā ṇaṃ anāgayaddhāo thovūṇagaduguṇā| anāgayaddhā ṇaṃ savvaddhāo sātirege addhe|

"Venerable Sir, is future time numerable past times, innumerable past times, or infinite past times?"
"Gautama, it is not numerable past times, not innumerable past times, and not infinite past times. Future time is one samaya more than past time, and past time is one samaya less than future time."
"Venerable Sir, is all time numerable past times?"—the question.
"Gautama, it is not numerable past times, not innumerable past times, and not infinite past times. All time is slightly more than twice past time, and past time is slightly less than half of all time."
"Venerable Sir, is all time numerable future times?"—the question.
"Gautama, it is not numerable future times, not innumerable future times, and not infinite future times.
All time is slightly less than twice future time, and future time is slightly more than half of all time."