Viyahapannatti 17.1.696

17.1.696

"Venerable Sir, when a man climbs a palmyra tree, and having climbed shakes or knocks down a palmyra fruit from the palmyra tree, how many actions does he incur?"
"Gautama, for as long as that man climbs the palmyra tree, and having climbed shakes or knocks down the palmyra fruit from the palmyra tree, for that long that man is touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. Moreover, the souls from whose bodies the palmyra tree was produced and the palmyra fruit was produced, those souls too are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action."
"Venerable Sir, when that palmyra fruit, falling down naturally through its own heaviness, weight, and heavy mass, deprives of life whatever living beings [are there] up to breaths, then, Venerable Sir, how many actions does that man incur?"
"Gautama, for as long as that palmyra fruit through its own heaviness up to deprives [living beings] of life, for that long that man is touched by the four actions beginning with the bodily action. Moreover, the souls from whose bodies the palmyra tree was produced, those souls too are touched by the four actions beginning with the bodily action. But the souls from whose bodies the palmyra fruit was produced, those souls are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. And those souls too who naturally serve as support for it falling down, those souls too are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action."
"Venerable Sir, when a man shakes or knocks down the root of a tree, how many actions does he incur?"
"Gautama, for as long as that man shakes or knocks down the root of the tree, for that long that man is touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. Moreover, the souls from whose bodies the root was produced up to the seed was produced, those souls too are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action."
"Venerable Sir, when that root through its own heaviness up to deprives [living beings] of life, then, Venerable Sir, how many actions does that man incur?"
"Gautama, for as long as that root through its own heaviness up to deprives [living beings] of life, for that long that man is touched by the four actions beginning with the bodily action. Moreover, the souls from whose bodies the bulb was produced up to the seed was produced, those souls too are touched by the four actions beginning with the bodily action. But the souls from whose bodies the root was produced, those souls are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. And those souls too who naturally serve as support for it falling down, those souls too are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action."
"Venerable Sir, when a man shakes or knocks down the bulb of a tree, how many actions does he incur?"
"Gautama, for as long as that man shakes or knocks down the bulb of the tree, for that long that man is touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. Moreover, the souls from whose bodies the root was produced up to the seed was produced, those souls too are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action."
"Venerable Sir, when that bulb through its own heaviness up to deprives [living beings] of life, then, Venerable Sir, how many actions does that man incur?"
"Gautama, for as long as that bulb through its own heaviness up to deprives [living beings] of life, for that long that man is touched by the four actions beginning with the bodily action. Moreover, the souls from whose bodies the root was produced, the trunk was produced up to the seed was produced, those souls too are touched by the four actions beginning with the bodily action. But the souls from whose bodies the bulb was produced, those souls are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. And those souls too who naturally serve as support for it falling down, those souls too are touched by the five actions beginning with the bodily action. As for the bulb, so up to the seed."