Viyahapannatti 29.1.996

29.1.996

anaṃtarovavannagā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! neraiyā pāvaṃ kammaṃ kiṃ samāyaṃ paṭṭhaviṃsu samāyaṃ niṭṭhaviṃsu–pucchā|
goyamā! atthegatiyā samāyaṃ paṭṭhaviṃsu samāyaṃ niṭṭhaviṃsu, atthegatiyā samāyaṃ paṭṭhaviṃsu visamāyaṃ niṭṭhaviṃsu|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–atthegatiyā samāyaṃ paṭṭhaviṃsu, taṃ ceva?
goyamā! anaṃtarovavannagā neraiyā duvihā pannattā, taṃ jahā–atthegatiyā samāuyā samovavannagā, atthegatiyā samāuyā visamovavannagā| tattha ṇaṃ je te samāuyā samovavannagā te ṇaṃ pāvaṃ kammaṃ samāyaṃ paṭṭhaviṃsu samāyaṃ niṭṭhaviṃsu| tattha ṇaṃ je te samāuyā visamovavannagā te ṇaṃ pāvaṃ kammaṃ samāyaṃ paṭṭhaviṃsu visamāyaṃ niṭṭhaviṃsu| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ taṃ ceva|
salessā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! anaṃtarovavannagā neraiyā pāvaṃ? evaṃ ceva, evaṃ jāva anāgārovauttā| evaṃ asurakumārā vi| evaṃ jāva vemāṇiyā, navaraṃ jaṃ jassa atthi taṃ tassa bhāṇiyavvaṃ| evaṃ nāṇāvaraṇijjeṇa vi daṃḍao| evaṃ niravasesaṃ jāva aṃtarāieṇaṃ|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti jāva viharai|

“Venerable Sir! Did immediately reborn inhabitants of hell begin [experiencing] evil karma at the same time and conclude [it] at the same time?—[and so forth].”
“Gautama! Some began [it] at the same time and concluded [it] at the same time; some began [it] at the same time and concluded [it] at different times.”
“Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said that some began [it] at the same time, and so forth?”
“Gautama! Immediately reborn inhabitants of hell are declared to be of two kinds, namely: some have equal lifespan and are born at the same time; some have equal lifespan and are born at different times. Therein, those who have equal lifespan and are born at the same time begin [experiencing] evil karma at the same time and conclude [it] at the same time. Therein, those who have equal lifespan and are born at different times begin [experiencing] evil karma at the same time and conclude [it] at different times. For that reason, it is said thus.”
“Venerable Sir! Do immediately reborn inhabitants of hell possessing lesyā [experience] evil [karma]…?” Exactly the same; in this way up to those with formless application. So too the Asurakumāras. In this way up to the Vaimānikas; with the exception that what belongs to each should be stated for that one. In this manner, there is a series of twenty-four places with knowledge-obscuring [karma] as well. Completely thus up to obstructive [karma]. “Truly so, Venerable Sir! Truly so, Venerable Sir!”—[Gautama] up to went about.