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Viyahapannatti 18.4

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18.4.733

At that time and in that period, in the city of Rājagṛha, up to Lord Gautama spoke thus:
"Now, Venerable Sir, taking life, false speech, up to the dart of false view; abstention from taking life, up to abstention from the dart of false view; earth-bodied [beings] up to plant-bodied [beings]; the medium of motion, the medium of rest, the medium of space; a soul detached from a body, a single material atom, a homeless ascetic who has entered the mountain-like motionless state, and all bodily frames possessing gross bodies—these two kinds of substances, namely soul-substances and non-soul substances, do they quickly come into enjoyment for living beings?"
"Gautama, taking life, up to these two kinds of substances, soul-substances and non-soul substances: some quickly come into enjoyment for living beings, while some do not quickly come into enjoyment for living beings."
"Venerable Sir, why is it said: 'Taking life, up to do not quickly come [into enjoyment]'?"
"Gautama, taking life up to the dart of false view, earth-bodied [beings] up to plant-bodied [beings], and all bodily frames possessing gross bodies—these two kinds of substances, soul-substances and non-soul substances, quickly come into enjoyment for living beings. Abstention from taking life up to renunciation of the dart of false view, the medium of motion, the medium of rest, up to a single material atom, [and] a homeless ascetic who has entered the mountain-like motionless state—these two kinds of substances, soul-substances and non-soul substances, do not quickly come into enjoyment for living beings. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'Taking life, up to do not quickly come into enjoyment.'"

18.4.734

"How many passions (kaṣāyas), Venerable Sir, are declared?"
"Gautama, four passions are declared, namely—the section on passions is to be spoken in full down to 'they will dissipate [karma] through greed.'
How many yugmas, Venerable Sir, are declared?"
"Gautama, four yugmas are declared, namely: kṛtayugma, tryoja, dvāparayugma, and kalyoja."
"For what reason, Venerable Sir, is it said—down to kalyoja?"
"Gautama, a quantity that, when divided by four, ends with four [remaining] is a kṛtayugma. A quantity that, when divided by four, ends with three [remaining] is a tryoja. A quantity that, when divided by four, ends with two [remaining] is a dvāparayugma. A quantity that, when divided by four, ends with one [remaining] is a kalyoja. For that reason, Gautama, it is said—down to kalyoja."
"Inhabitants of hell, Venerable Sir—are they kṛtayugma, tryoja, dvāparayugma, or kalyoja?"
"Gautama, in the minimal state they are kṛtayugma, in the maximal state they are tryoja, and in the non-minimal-non-maximal state they are sometimes kṛtayugma down to sometimes kalyoja. Likewise down to the Stanitakumāras."
"As for plant-bodied souls, Venerable Sir—" [the question is asked].
"Gautama, in the minimal state they are non-yugma, and in the maximal state they are non-yugma; in the non-minimal-non-maximal state they are sometimes kṛtayugma down to sometimes kalyoja."
"As for two-sensed souls—" [the question is asked].
"Gautama, in the minimal state they are kṛtayugma, in the maximal state they are dvāparayugma, and in the non-minimal-non-maximal state they are sometimes kṛtayugma down to sometimes kalyoja. Likewise down to four-sensed souls. The remaining one-sensed souls are like two-sensed souls. Five-sensed animals down to celestial beings are like inhabitants of hell. Liberated souls are like plant-bodied souls."
"Females, Venerable Sir—are they kṛtayugma—" [the question is asked].
"Gautama, in the minimal state they are kṛtayugma, in the maximal state they are kṛtayugma, and in the non-minimal-non-maximal state they are sometimes kṛtayugma down to sometimes kalyoja. Likewise also for Asurakumāra females down to Stanitakumāra females. Likewise for animal females, likewise for human females, likewise for Vāṇamantara, Jyotiṣka, and Vaimānika goddess females."

18.4.735

"Venerable Sir, are there as many inferior Andhakavṛṣṇi souls as there are superior Andhakavṛṣṇi souls?"
"Yes, Gautama, there are as many inferior Andhakavṛṣṇi souls as there are superior Andhakavṛṣṇi souls."
"Truly so, Venerable Sir! Truly so, Venerable Sir!"

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