Viyahapannatti 9.34.472

9.34.472

puḍhavikkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikkāyaṃ ceva āṇamai vā? pāṇamai vā? ūsasai vā? nīsasai vā?
haṃtā goyamā! puḍhavikkāie puḍhavikkāiyaṃ ceva āṇamai vā jāva nīsasai vā|
puḍhavikkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āukkāiyaṃ āṇamai vā jāva nīsasai vā?
haṃtā goyamā! puḍhavikkāie ṇaṃ āukkāiyaṃ āṇamai vā jāva nīsasai vā| evaṃ teukkāiyaṃ, vāukkāiyaṃ, evaṃ vaṇassaikāiyaṃ|
āukkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikkāiyaṃ āṇamai vā jāva nīsasai vā?
haṃtā goyamā! āukkāie ṇaṃ puḍhavikkāiyaṃ āṇamai vā jāva nīsasai vā|
āukkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āukkāiyaṃ ceva āṇamai vā?
evaṃ ceva| evaṃ teu-vāu-vaṇassaikāiyaṃ|
teukkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikkāiyaṃ āṇamai vā? evaṃ jāva vaṇassaikāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! vaṇassaikāiyaṃ ceva āṇamai vā? taheva|
puḍhavikkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! puḍhavikkāiyaṃ ceva āṇamamāṇe vā, pāṇamamāṇe vā ūsasamāṇe vā, nīsasamāṇe vā kati-kirie?
goyamā! siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie|
puḍhavikkāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! āukkāiyaṃ āṇamamāṇe vā?
evaṃ ceva| evaṃ jāva vaṇassaikāiyaṃ| evaṃ āukkāeṇa vi savve bhāṇiyavvā| evaṃ teukkāieṇa vi, evaṃ vāukkāieṇa vi jāva–
vaṇassaikāie ṇaṃ bhaṃte! vaṇassaikāiyaṃ ceva āṇamamāṇe vā–pucchā?
goyamā! siya tikirie, siya caukirie, siya paṃcakirie|

"Venerable Sir! Does an earth-bodied [being] draw in, or emit, or inhale, or exhale earth-body itself?"
"Yes, Gautama! An earth-bodied [being] draws in, or up to exhales earth-body itself."
"Venerable Sir! Does an earth-bodied [being] draw in, up to exhale water-body?"
"Yes, Gautama! An earth-bodied [being] draws in, up to exhales water-body. Likewise fire-body, wind-body, and likewise plant-body."
"Venerable Sir! Does a water-bodied [being] draw in, up to exhale earth-body?"
"Yes, Gautama! A water-bodied [being] draws in, up to exhales earth-body."
"Venerable Sir! Does a water-bodied [being] draw in water-body itself?"
"Just so. Likewise fire-, wind-, and plant-body."
"Venerable Sir! Does a fire-bodied [being] draw in earth-body?" Likewise up to: "Venerable Sir! Does a plant-bodied [being] draw in plant-body itself?" "Just so."
"Venerable Sir! An earth-bodied [being] drawing in, or emitting, or inhaling, or exhaling earth-body itself—of how many activities is it possessed?"
"Gautama! It may be possessed of three activities, it may be possessed of four activities, it may be possessed of five activities."
"Venerable Sir! An earth-bodied [being] drawing in water-body?"
"Just so. Likewise up to plant-body. Likewise all should be stated with respect to water-body as well. Likewise with respect to fire-body, likewise with respect to wind-body, up to:"
"Venerable Sir! A plant-bodied [being] drawing in plant-body itself—[the question is asked]?"
"Gautama! It may be possessed of three activities, it may be possessed of four activities, it may be possessed of five activities."