Viyahapannatti 6.5.291

6.5.291

kimiyaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe tti pavvuccati? kiṃ puḍhavī tamukkāe tti pavvaccati? āū tamukkāe tti pavvuccati?
goyamā! no puḍhavi tamukkāe tti pavvuccati, āū tamukkāe tti pavvuccati|
se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ? goyamā! puḍhavikāe ṇaṃ atthegaie subhe desaṃ pakāsei, atthegaie desaṃ no pakāsei| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kahiṃ samuṭṭhie? kahiṃ saṃniṭṭhie?
goyamā! jaṃbūdīvassa dīvassa bahiyā tiriyamasaṃkhejje dīva-samudde vīīvaittā, aruṇavarassa dīvassa bāhirillāo veiyaṃtāo aruṇodayaṃ samuddaṃ bāyālīsaṃ joyaṇasahassāṇi ogāhittā uvarillāo jalaṃtāo egapaesiyāe seḍhīe–ettha ṇaṃ tamukkāe samuṭṭhie|
sattarasa-ekkavīse joyaṇasae uḍḍhaṃ uppaittā tao pacchā tiriyaṃ pavittharamāṇe-pavittharamāṇe sohammīsāṇa-saṇaṃkumāra-māhiṃde cattāri vi kappe āvarittā ṇaṃ uḍḍhaṃ pi ya ṇaṃ jāva baṃbhaloge kappe riṭṭhavimānapatthaḍaṃ saṃpatte–ettha ṇaṃ tamukkāe saṃniṭṭhie|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kisaṃṭhie pannatte?
goyamā! ahe mallaga-mūlasaṃṭhie, uppiṃ kukkuḍaga-paṃjaragasaṃṭhie pannatte|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kevatiyaṃ vikkhaṃbheṇaṃ, kevatiyaṃ parikkheveṇaṃ pannatte?
goyamā! duvihe pannatte, taṃ jahā–saṃkhejjavitthaḍe ya, asaṃkhejjavitthaḍe ya|
tattha ṇaṃ je se saṃkhejjavitthaḍe, se ṇaṃ saṃkhejjāiṃ joyaṇasahassāiṃ vikkhaṃbheṇaṃ, asaṃkhejjāiṃ joyaṇasahassāiṃ parikkheveṇaṃ pannatte|
tattha ṇaṃ je se asaṃkhejjavitthaḍe, se ṇaṃ asaṃkhejjāiṃ joyaṇasahassāiṃ vikkhaṃbheṇaṃ, asaṃkhejjāiṃ joyaṇasahassāiṃ parikkheveṇaṃ pannatte|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kemahālae pannatte?
goyamā! ayannaṃ jaṃbuddīve dīve savvadīva-samuddāṇaṃ savvabbhaṃtarāe jāva egaṃ joyaṇasayasahassaṃ āyāma-vikkhaṃbheṇaṃ, tinni jo-yaṇasayasahassāiṃ solasasahassāiṃ donniya sattāvīse joyaṇasae tinni ya kose aṭṭhāvīsaṃ ca dhanusayaṃ terasa aṃgulāiṃ addhaṃgulagaṃ ca kiṃcivisesāhie parikkheveṇaṃ pannatte|
deve ṇaṃ mahiḍḍhīe jāva mahānubhāve iṇāmeva-iṇāmevatti kaṭṭu kevalakappaṃ jaṃbūdīvaṃ dīvaṃ tihiṃ accharānivāehiṃ tisattakkhutto anupariyaṭṭittā ṇaṃ havvamāgacchijjā, se ṇaṃ deve tāe ukkiṭṭhāe turiyāe jāva divvāe devagaīe vīīvayamāṇe-vīīvayamāṇe jāva ekāhaṃ vā, duyāhaṃ vā, tiyāhaṃ vā, ukkoseṇaṃ chammāse vīīvaejjā, atthegatiyaṃ tamukkāyaṃ vīīvaejjā atthe-gatiyaṃ tamukkāyaṃ no vīīvaejjā| emahālae ṇaṃ goyamā! tamukkāe pannatte|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe gehā i vā? gehāvaṇā i vā?
no tiṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe gāmā i vā? jāva sannivesā i vā?
no tiṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe orālā balāhayā saṃseyaṃti? sammucchaṃti? vāsaṃ vāsaṃti?
haṃtā atthi|
taṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ devo pakareti? asuro pakareti? nāgo pakareti?
goyamā! devo vi pakareti, asuro vi pakareti, nāgo vi pakareti|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe bādare thaṇiyasadde? bādare vijjuyāre?
haṃtā atthi|
taṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ devo pakareti? asuro pakareti? nāgo pakareti?
tinni vi pakareṃti|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe bādare puḍhavikāe? bādare aganikāe?
no tiṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, nannattha viggahagatisamāvannaeṇaṃ|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe caṃdima-sūriya-gahagaṇa-nakkhatta-tārārūvā?
no tiṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, paliyassao puṇa atthi|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tamukkāe caṃdābhā ti vā? sūrābhā ti vā?
no tiṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, kādūsaṇiyā puṇa sā|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kerisae vaṇṇaeṇaṃ pannatte?
goyamā! kāle kālobhāse gaṃbhīre lomaharisajaṇaṇe bhīme uttāsaṇae paramakiṇhe vaṇṇeṇaṃ pannatte| deve vi ṇaṃ atthegatie je ṇaṃ tappaḍhamayāe pāsittā ṇaṃ khubhāejjā, aheṇaṃ abhisamāgacchejjā tao pacchā sīhaṃ-sīhaṃ turiyaṃ-turiyaṃ khippāmeva vītīvaejjā|
tamukkāyassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kati nāmadhejjā pannattā?
goyamā! terasa nāmadhejjā pannattā, taṃ jahā–tame i vā, tamukkāe i vā, aṃdhakāre i vā, mahaṃdhakāre i vā, logaṃdhakāre i vā, logatamise i vā, devaṃdhakāre i vā, devatamise i vā, devaraṇṇe i vā, devavūhe i vā, devaphalihe i vā, devapaḍikkhobhe i vā, aruṇodae i vā samudde|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃ puḍhavipariṇāme? āupariṇāme? jīvapariṇāme? poggalapariṇāme?
goyamā! no puḍhavipariṇāme, āupariṇāme vi, jīvapariṇāme vi, poggalapariṇāme vi|
tamukkāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! savve pāṇā bhūyā jīvā sattā puḍhavīkāiyattāe jāva tasakāiyattāe uvavannapuvvā?
haṃtā goyamā! asatiṃ aduvā anaṃtakkhatto, no ceva ṇaṃ bādarapuḍhavikāiyattāe, bādaraaganikāiyattāe vā|

"Why, Venerable Sir, is it called 'Tamaskāya' (mass of darkness)? Is earth called Tamaskāya, or is water called Tamaskāya?"
"Gautama! Earth is not called Tamaskāya; water is called Tamaskāya."
"For what reason, [Venerable Sir]?"
"Gautama! A certain auspicious earth-body illuminates an area, while another does not illuminate an area. For that reason."
"Where, Venerable Sir, does Tamaskāya originate? Where does it terminate?"
"Gautama! Outside Jambūdvīpa continent, traversing innumerably many islands and oceans transversely, entering forty-two thousand yojanas into the Aruṇodaya ocean from the outer altar boundary of Aruṇavara island, from the upper surface of the water along a one-space-point series—there Tamaskāya originates.
Ascending upward seventeen hundred and twenty-one yojanas, and after that expanding transversely and covering all four heavens—Saudharma, Īśāna, Sanatkumāra, and Māhendra—and upward as far as reaching the Riṣṭa celestial abode layer in Brahmaloka heaven—there Tamaskāya terminates."
"What shape, Venerable Sir, is Tamaskāya stated to have?"
"Gautama! Below it is shaped like the bottom of an earthen shallow dish; above it is stated to be shaped like a cock's cage."
"How much in diameter and how much in circumference, Venerable Sir, is Tamaskāya stated to be?"
"Gautama! It is stated to be of two kinds, namely: of numerable extent, and of innumerable extent.
There, that which is of numerable extent is stated to be numerable thousands of yojanas in diameter, and innumerable thousands of yojanas in circumference.
There, that which is of innumerable extent is stated to be innumerable thousands of yojanas in diameter, and innumerable thousands of yojanas in circumference."
"How large, Venerable Sir, is Tamaskāya stated to be?"
"Gautama! Just as this Jambūdvīpa continent—the innermost of all islands and oceans […] up to one hundred thousand yojanas in length and breadth, and three hundred sixteen thousand two hundred and twenty-seven yojanas, three krośas, one hundred and twenty-eight dhanuṣas, thirteen aṅgulas, and a half-aṅgula, slightly more, in circumference—
if a deity of great miraculous power […] up to great majesty, saying 'Just this instant, just this instant', were to circle that entire Jambūdvīpa continent twenty-one times within three snaps of the fingers and return quickly; and if that deity, traversing with that supreme, rapid […] up to divine celestial speed, traversing and traversing for up to one day, or two days, or three days, or at most six months, he could cross over a certain [part of] Tamaskāya and could not cross over another [part of] Tamaskāya. That large, Gautama, is Tamaskāya stated to be."
"Are there, Venerable Sir, houses or shop-houses in Tamaskāya?"
"That meaning is not valid."
"Are there, Venerable Sir, villages […] up to settlements in Tamaskāya?"
"That meaning is not valid."
"Do gross clouds, Venerable Sir, collect, condense, and pour down rain in Tamaskāya?"
"Yes, there are."
"Is that, Venerable Sir, caused by a deva, caused by an asura, or caused by a nāga?"
"Gautama! A deva causes it, an asura also causes it, and a nāga also causes it."
"Is there, Venerable Sir, gross thunder and gross lightning in Tamaskāya?"
"Yes, there is."
"Is that, Venerable Sir, caused by a deva, caused by an asura, or caused by a nāga?"
"All three cause it."
"Is there, Venerable Sir, gross earth-body or gross fire-body in Tamaskāya?"
"That meaning is not valid, except for those undergoing transit motion (vigrahagati)."
"Are there, Venerable Sir, moon, sun, planets, lunar mansions, and stars in Tamaskāya?"
"That meaning is not valid; however, their reflection is [present]."
"Is there, Venerable Sir, moonlight or sunlight in Tamaskāya?"
"That meaning is not valid; however, it becomes dim and obscured."
"What color, Venerable Sir, is Tamaskāya stated to have?"
"Gautama! It is stated to be black, having a black sheen, deep, hair-raising, terrible, terrifying, and of an intensely black color. Even a certain deity, seeing it for the first time, would be agitated; if he enters it, he would thereafter cross it very swiftly, very rapidly, and quickly."
"How many names, Venerable Sir, are stated for Tamaskāya?"
"Gautama! Thirteen names are stated, namely: Tamas, Tamaskāya, Andhakāra, Mahāndhakāra, Lokāndhakāra, Lokatamisra, Devāndhakāra, Devatamisra, Devaraṇya, Devavyūha, Devaparigha, Devapratikṣobha, and Aruṇodaya Ocean."
"Is Tamaskāya, Venerable Sir, a transformation of earth, a transformation of water, a transformation of jīva, or a transformation of pudgala?"
"Gautama! It is not a transformation of earth; it is a transformation of water, a transformation of jīva, and also a transformation of pudgala."
"Have all living beings, entities, jīvas, and creatures, Venerable Sir, been previously born in Tamaskāya as earth-bodies […] up to moving bodies?"
"Yes, Gautama! Not once, but infinitely many times; but not, however, as gross earth-bodies or as gross fire-bodies."