Viyahapannatti 25.5.896

25.5.896

kativihā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! niodā pannattā?
goyamā! duvihā niodā pannattā, taṃ jahā–nioyagā ya, nioyagajīvā ya|
niodā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kativihā pannattā?
goyamā! duvihā pannattā, taṃ jahā–suhumanigodā ya, bāyaraniodā ya| evaṃ niodā bhāṇiyavvā jahā jīvābhigame taheva niravasesaṃ|

"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of nigodas are there proclaimed to be?"
"Gautama, nigodas are proclaimed to be of two kinds, namely: nigodas and nigoda-jīvas."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds are nigodas proclaimed to be?"
"Gautama, they are proclaimed to be of two kinds, namely: subtle nigodas and gross nigodas. Thus nigodas should be expounded just as in the Jīvājīvābhigama, without omission."