Viyahapannatti 12.4.538

12.4.538

In Rājagṛha […] he spoke thus: "Venerable Sir, when two paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a two-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways: on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala.

Venerable Sir, when three paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a three-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways or in three ways. When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate. When divided in three ways, there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when four paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a four-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways, three ways, or four ways. When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or there are two two-space-point aggregates. When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate. When divided in four ways, there are four paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when five paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a five-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways, three ways, four ways, or five ways. When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate. When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side two two-space-point aggregates. When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate. When divided in five ways, there are five paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when six paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a six-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways, three ways, up to six ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or there are two three-space-point aggregates.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or there are three two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in five ways, on one side there are four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate.
When divided in six ways, there are six paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when seven paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a seven-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways up to seven ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates; or on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side three two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in five ways, on one side there are four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in six ways, on one side there are five paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate.
When divided in seven ways, there are seven paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when eight paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become an eight-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways up to eight ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a seven-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or there are two four-space-point aggregates.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or there are four two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in five ways, on one side there are four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side three two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in six ways, on one side there are five paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in seven ways, on one side there are six paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate.
When divided in eight ways, there are eight paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when nine paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a nine-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways up to nine ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side an eight-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a seven-space-point aggregate; or on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side a four-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a seven-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side two four-space-point aggregates; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or there are three three-space-point aggregates.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates; or on one side three two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate.
When divided in five ways, on one side there are four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side four two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in six ways, on one side there are five paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side four paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side three two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in seven ways, on one side there are six paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side five paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in eight ways, on one side there are seven paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate.
When divided in nine ways, there are nine paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when ten paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a ten-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways up to ten ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a nine-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an eight-space-point aggregate; or on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a seven-space-point aggregate; or on one side a four-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or there are two five-space-point aggregates.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an eight-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a seven-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a four-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two four-space-point aggregates; or on one side two three-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a seven-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two four-space-point aggregates; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side three three-space-point aggregates; or on one side three two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates.
When divided in five ways, on one side there are four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a six-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side three two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or there are five two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in six ways, on one side there are five paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a five-space-point aggregate; or on one side four paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two three-space-point aggregates; or on one side three paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side two two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side four two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in seven ways, on one side there are six paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a four-space-point aggregate; or on one side five paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side four paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side three two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in eight ways, on one side there are seven paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a three-space-point aggregate; or on one side six paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two two-space-point aggregates.
When divided in nine ways, on one side there are eight paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a two-space-point aggregate.
When divided in ten ways, there are ten paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when numerable paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become a numerable-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways, up to ten ways, or numerable ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; in this way up to: or on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or there are two numerable-space-point aggregates.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; in this way up to: or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side two numerable-space-point aggregates; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two numerable-space-point aggregates; in this way up to: or on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two numerable-space-point aggregates; or there are three numerable-space-point aggregates.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a three-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; in this way up to: or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side two numerable-space-point aggregates; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two numerable-space-point aggregates, up to: or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two numerable-space-point aggregates; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side three numerable-space-point aggregates; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side three numerable-space-point aggregates, up to: or on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side three numerable-space-point aggregates; or there are four numerable-space-point aggregates.
In this way, according to this order, the five-fold combination up to the nine-fold combination is also to be stated.
When divided in ten ways, on one side there are nine paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side eight paramāṇu-pudgalas, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side a numerable-space-point aggregate; according to this order, each should be filled in one by one up to: or on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side nine numerable-space-point aggregates; or there are ten numerable-space-point aggregates. When divided in numerable ways, there are numerable paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when innumerable paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become an innumerable-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways, up to ten ways, numerable ways, or innumerable ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate, up to: or on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a numerable-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or there are two innumerable-space-point aggregates.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate, up to: or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a numerable-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side two innumerable-space-point aggregates; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two innumerable-space-point aggregates; in this way up to: or on one side a numerable-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two innumerable-space-point aggregates; or there are three innumerable-space-point aggregates.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate;
in this way the four-fold combination up to the ten-fold combination [is to be stated]. These are just as for the numerable-space-point [aggregate], with the only difference that one innumerable is to be stated additionally, up to: or there are ten innumerable-space-point aggregates.
When divided in numerable ways, on one side there are numerable paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side numerable two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; in this way up to: or on one side numerable ten-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or on one side numerable numerable-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an innumerable-space-point aggregate; or there are numerable innumerable-space-point aggregates. When divided in innumerable ways, there are innumerable paramāṇu-pudgalas.

Venerable Sir, when infinite paramāṇu-pudgalas combine together, having combined, what do they become?"
"Gautama, they become an infinite-space-point aggregate. When it is split, it is divided in two ways, three ways, up to ten ways, numerable ways, innumerable ways, or infinite ways.
When divided in two ways, on one side there is a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate, up to: or there are two infinite-space-point aggregates.
When divided in three ways, on one side there are two paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate, up to: or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, on one side an innumerable-space-point aggregate, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or on one side a paramāṇu-pudgala, and on the other side two infinite-space-point aggregates; or on one side a two-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two infinite-space-point aggregates; in this way up to: or on one side a ten-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two infinite-space-point aggregates; or on one side a numerable-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two infinite-space-point aggregates; or on one side an innumerable-space-point aggregate, and on the other side two infinite-space-point aggregates; or there are three infinite-space-point aggregates.
When divided in four ways, on one side there are three paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate;
in this way the four-fold combination up to the innumerable-fold combination [is to be stated].
All these are to be stated just as for the innumerable ones, so also for the infinite ones, with the only difference that one infinite is to be stated additionally, up to: or on one side numerable numerable-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or on one side numerable innumerable-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or there are numerable infinite-space-point aggregates.
When divided in innumerable ways, on one side there are innumerable paramāṇu-pudgalas, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or on one side innumerable two-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate, up to: or on one side innumerable numerable-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or on one side innumerable innumerable-space-point aggregates, and on the other side an infinite-space-point aggregate; or there are innumerable infinite-space-point aggregates. When divided in infinite ways, there are infinite paramāṇu-pudgalas."