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Viyahapannatti 17.3

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17.3.703

"Venerable Sir! Does a homeless ascetic who has attained the rock-like state constantly and continuously move, vibrate, shake, quiver, rub, stir, become activated, and transform into respective states?"
"This matter is not tenable, except solely by an external application [of force]."
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Five kinds are declared, namely: substance-motion, space-motion, time-motion, existence-motion, and state-motion."
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of substance-motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Four kinds are declared, namely: hell-inhabitant substance-motion, animal substance-motion, human substance-motion, and deva substance-motion."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'Hell-inhabitant substance-motion, hell-inhabitant substance-motion'?"
"Gautama! Because hell-inhabitants have existed, do exist, or will exist in hell-inhabitant substance; being present there in hell-inhabitant substance, they have undergone, do undergo, or will undergo hell-inhabitant substance-motion. For that reason, up to 'hell-inhabitant substance-motion.'"
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'Animal substance-motion, animal substance-motion'?"
"Gautama! Because animals have existed, do exist, or will exist in animal substance; being present there in animal substance, they have undergone, do undergo, or will undergo animal substance-motion. For that reason, up to 'animal substance-motion.'"
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'Human substance-motion, human substance-motion'?"
"Gautama! Because humans have existed, do exist, or will exist in human substance; being present there in human substance, they have undergone, do undergo, or will undergo human substance-motion. For that reason, up to 'human substance-motion.'"
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'Deva substance-motion, deva substance-motion'?"
"Gautama! Because devas have existed, do exist, or will exist in deva substance; being present there in deva substance, they have undergone, do undergo, or will undergo deva substance-motion. For that reason, up to 'deva substance-motion.'"
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of space-motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Four kinds are declared, namely: hell-inhabitant space-motion up to deva space-motion."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'Hell-inhabitant space-motion, hell-inhabitant space-motion'?"
"Just in the same way, with the difference that 'hell-inhabitant space-motion' should be stated, and so forth up to deva space-motion. Likewise time-motion also, likewise existence-motion also, likewise state-motion also, so on up to deva state-motion."

17.3.704

"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Three kinds of motion are declared, namely: body motion, sense-organ motion, and activity motion."
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of body motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Five kinds are declared, namely: gross body motion up to karmic body motion."
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of sense-organ motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Five kinds are declared, namely: ear sense-organ motion up to touch sense-organ motion."
"Venerable Sir! How many kinds of activity motion are declared?"
"Gautama! Three kinds are declared, namely: mind activity motion, speech activity motion, and body activity motion."
"Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'Gross body motion, gross body motion'?"
"Gautama! Because jīvas existing in a gross body, transforming matter suitable for a gross body into a gross body, have moved, do move, or will move with gross body motion. For that reason, [Gautama!] up to 'gross body motion.'"
"Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'Transformable body motion, transformable body motion'?"
"In the very same way, with the difference: 'existing in a transformable body'. In this way up to karmic body motion."
"Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'Ear sense-organ motion, ear sense-organ motion'?"
"Gautama! Because jīvas existing in the ear sense-organ, transforming matter suitable for the ear sense-organ into the ear sense-organ, have moved, do move, or will move with ear sense-organ motion. For that reason, up to 'ear sense-organ motion'. In this way up to touch sense-organ motion."
"Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'Mind activity motion, mind activity motion'?"
"Gautama! Because jīvas existing in mind activity, transforming matter suitable for mind activity into mind activity, have moved, do move, or will move with mind activity motion. For that reason, up to 'mind activity motion'. Likewise also speech activity motion. Likewise also body activity motion."

17.3.705

"Now, Venerable Sir! Dread of worldly existence, disgust with worldly life, service to the guru and fellow monks, confession, self-reproach, censure by others, seeking forgiveness, pacification, non-attachment to the state of scriptural assistance, turning away, resort to solitary lodging and seating, restraint of the ear sense-organ up to restraint of the touch sense-organ, renunciation of activity, renunciation of the body, renunciation of passions, renunciation of shared meals, renunciation of possessions, renunciation of food, forbearance, detachment, truthfulness of disposition, truthfulness of activity, truthfulness of execution, concentration of mind, concentration of speech, concentration of body, discrimination regarding anger up to discrimination regarding the dart of false belief, endowed with knowledge, endowed with faith, endowed with conduct, enduring affliction, enduring death-approaching [affliction]—O long-lived Śramaṇa, what is declared as the ultimate fruit of these?"
"Gautama! Dread of worldly existence, disgust with worldly life, up to enduring death-approaching [affliction]—the ultimate fruit of these, O long-lived Śramaṇa, is declared to be liberation!"
"It is so, Venerable Sir! It is so, Venerable Sir!" [Gautama], having so said, up to continues to dwell.

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