Viyahapannatti 6.10.321

6.10.321

jīve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve? jīve jīve?
goyamā! jīve tāva niyamā jīve, jīve vi niyamā jīve|
jīve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! neraie? neraie jīve?
goyamā! neraie tāva niyamā jīve, jīve puṇa siya neraie, siya aneraie|
jīve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! asurakumāre? asurakumāre jīve?
goyamā! asurakumāre tāva niyamā jīve, jīve puṇa siya asurakumāre, siya noasurakumāre|
evaṃ daṃḍao bhāṇiyavvo jāva vemāṇiyāṇaṃ|
jīvati bhaṃte! jīve? jīve jīvati?
goyamā! jīvati tāva niyamā jīve, jīve puṇa siya jīvati, siya no jīvati|
jīvati bhaṃte! neraie? neraie jīvati?
goyamā! neraie tāva niyamā jīvati, jīvati puṇa siya neraie, siya aneraie|
evaṃ daṃḍao neyavvo jāva vemāṇiyāṇaṃ|
bhavasiddhie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! neraie? neraie bhavasiddhie?
goyamā! bhavasiddhie siya neraie, siya aneraie| neraie vi ya siya bhavasiddhīe, siya
abhavasiddhīe|
evaṃ daṃḍao jāva vemāṇiyāṇaṃ|

"Venerable Sir, is a living being conscious? Is that which is conscious a living being?" / "Gautama, that which is a living being is necessarily conscious, and that which is conscious is necessarily a living being." / "Venerable Sir, is a living being an inhabitant of hell? Is an inhabitant of hell a living being?" / "Gautama, an inhabitant of hell is necessarily a living being; a living being, however, may be an inhabitant of hell, or may not be an inhabitant of hell." / "Venerable Sir, is a living being an Asurakumāra? Is an Asurakumāra a living being?" / "Gautama, an Asurakumāra is necessarily a living being; a living being, however, may be an Asurakumāra, or may not be an Asurakumāra." / In this manner, the standard series of categories is to be spoken up to the celestial beings. / "Venerable Sir, does that which lives constitute a living being? Does a living being live?" / "Gautama, that which lives is necessarily a living being; a living being, however, may live or may not live." / "Venerable Sir, is that which lives an inhabitant of hell? Does an inhabitant of hell live?" / "Gautama, an inhabitant of hell necessarily lives; that which lives, however, may be an inhabitant of hell, or may not be an inhabitant of hell." / In this manner, the series of categories should be applied up to the celestial beings. / "Venerable Sir, is one capable of liberation an inhabitant of hell? Is an inhabitant of hell one capable of liberation?" / "Gautama, one capable of liberation may be an inhabitant of hell, or may not be an inhabitant of hell. An inhabitant of hell also may be capable of liberation, or may be incapable of liberation." / In this manner, the series of categories [is to be applied] up to the celestial beings.