Viyahapannatti 7.7.364

7.7.364

je ime bhaṃte! asaṇṇiṇo pāṇā, taṃ jahā–puḍhavikāiyā jāva vaṇassaikāiyā, chaṭṭhā ya egatiyā tasā–ee ṇaṃ aṃdhā, mūḍhā, tamapaviṭṭhā, tamapaḍala-mohajāla-paḍicchannā akāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃtīti vattavvaṃ siyā?
haṃtā goyamā! je ime asaṇṇiṇo pāṇā jāva vedanaṃ vedeṃtīti vattavvaṃ siyā|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! pabhū vi akāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃti?
haṃtā atthi|
kahannaṃ bhaṃte! pabhū vi akāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃti?
goyamā! je ṇaṃ no pabhū viṇā padīveṇaṃ aṃdhakāraṃsi rūvāiṃ pāsittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū purao rūvāiṃ anijjhāittā ṇaṃ pāsittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū maggao rūvāiṃ anavayakkhittā ṇaṃ pāsittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū pāsao rūvāiṃ anavaloettā ṇaṃ pāsittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū uḍḍhaṃ rūvāiṃ anāloettā ṇaṃ pāsittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū ahe rūvāiṃ anāloettā ṇaṃ pāsittae, esa ṇaṃ goyamā! pabhū vi akāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃti|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! pabhū vi pakāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃti?
haṃtā atthi|
kahannaṃ bhaṃte! pabhū vi pakāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃti?
goyamā! je ṇaṃ no pabhū samuddassa pāraṃ gamittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū samuddassa pāragayāiṃ rūvāiṃ pāsittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū devalogaṃ gamittae, je ṇaṃ no pabhū devalogagayāiṃ rūvāiṃ pāsittae, esa ṇaṃ goyamā! pabhū vi pakāmanikaraṇaṃ vedanaṃ vedeṃti|
sevaṃ bhaṃte! sevaṃ bhaṃte! tti|

"These non-sentient living beings, Venerable Sir—namely, earth-bodied beings up to plant-bodied beings, and sixthly, certain mobile beings—being blind, deluded, plunged into darkness, and covered by a veil of darkness and a snare of delusion, could it be said that they experience involuntary suffering?"
"Yes, Gautama. These non-sentient living beings, up to it could be said that they experience [involuntary] suffering."
"Venerable Sir, do even capable [beings] experience involuntary suffering?"
"Yes, they do."
"How, Venerable Sir, do even capable [beings] experience involuntary suffering?"
"Gautama, one who is not able to see forms in darkness without a lamp, one who is not able to see forms in front without gazing at them, one who is not able to see forms behind without looking back, one who is not able to see forms to the side without looking aside, one who is not able to see forms above without looking up, one who is not able to see forms below without looking down—thus, Gautama, even capable [beings] experience involuntary suffering."
"Venerable Sir, do even capable [beings] experience voluntary suffering?"
"Yes, they do."
"How, Venerable Sir, do even capable [beings] experience voluntary suffering?"
"Gautama, one who is not able to go to the other side of the ocean, one who is not able to see forms gone to the other side of the ocean, one who is not able to go to the heavenly realm, one who is not able to see forms gone to the heavenly realm—thus, Gautama, even capable [beings] experience voluntary suffering."
"So it is, Venerable Sir! So it is, Venerable Sir!"