Viyahapannatti 19.3.763

19.3.763

"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, wind-bodied, and plant-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The plant body is the most subtle; the plant body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The wind body is the most subtle; the wind body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, and fire-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The fire body is the most subtle; the fire body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied and water-bodied beings—which body is the most subtle? Which body is more subtle than all?"
"Gautama! The water body is the most subtle; the water body is more subtle than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, wind-bodied, and plant-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The plant body is the most gross; the plant body is more gross than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The earth body is the most gross; the earth body is more gross than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—water-bodied, fire-bodied, and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The water body is the most gross; the water body is more gross than all."
"Among these, Venerable Sir—fire-bodied and wind-bodied beings—which body is the most gross? Which body is more gross than all?"
"Gautama! The fire body is the most gross; the fire body is more gross than all."
"How large, Venerable Sir, is an earth-body declared to be?"
"Gautama! As many bodies as infinite subtle plant-bodied beings have, that is one subtle wind-body. As many bodies as innumerable subtle wind-bodies have, that is one subtle fire-body. As many bodies as innumerable subtle fire-bodied bodies have, that is one subtle water-body. As many bodies as innumerable subtle water-bodied bodies have, that is one subtle earth-body.
As many bodies as innumerable subtle earth-bodied bodies have, that is one gross wind-body. As many bodies as innumerable gross wind-bodied beings have, that is one gross fire-body. As many bodies as innumerable gross fire-bodied beings have, that is one gross water-body. As many bodies as innumerable gross water-bodied beings have, that is one gross earth-body. This large, Gautama, is an earth-body declared to be."