Viyahapannatti 2.10.142

2.10.142

"Venerable Sir! How many astikāyas have been declared?"
"Gautama! Five astikāyas have been declared, namely: dharmāstikāya, adharmāstikāya, ākāśāstikāya, jīvāstikāya, and pudgalāstikāya.

Venerable Sir! How many colors has dharmāstikāya? How many smells? How many tastes? How many touches?"
"Gautama! It is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch;
it is formless, non-living, eternal, fixed, a cosmic substance.
In brief, it is declared to be fivefold, namely: in substance, in space, in time, in state, and in quality.
In substance, dharmāstikāya is a single substance.
In space, it is coextensive with the cosmos.
In time, it never was not, it never is not, and it never will not be—they were, they are, and they will be—firm, constant, eternal, imperishable, unalterable, fixed, and permanent.
In state, it is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch.
In quality, it has the quality of motion.

Venerable Sir! How many colors has adharmāstikāya? How many smells? How many tastes? How many touches?"
"Gautama! It is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch;
it is formless, non-living, eternal, fixed, a cosmic substance.
In brief, it is declared to be fivefold, namely: in substance, in space, in time, in state, and in quality.
In substance, adharmāstikāya is a single substance.
In space, it is coextensive with the cosmos.
In time, it never was not, it never is not, and it never will not be—they were, they are, and they will be—firm, constant, eternal, imperishable, unalterable, fixed, and permanent.
In state, it is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch.
In quality, it has the quality of rest.

Venerable Sir! How many colors has ākāśāstikāya? How many smells? How many tastes? How many touches?"
"Gautama! It is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch;
it is formless, non-living, eternal, fixed, a cosmic substance.
In brief, it is declared to be fivefold, namely: in substance, in space, in time, in state, and in quality.
In substance, ākāśāstikāya is a single substance.
In space, it is coextensive with the cosmos and the non-cosmos—infinite.
In time, it never was not, it never is not, and it never will not be—they were, they are, and they will be—firm, constant, eternal, imperishable, unalterable, fixed, and permanent.
In state, it is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch.
In quality, it has the quality of accommodation.

Venerable Sir! How many colors has jīvāstikāya? How many smells? How many tastes? How many touches?"
"Gautama! It is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch;
it is formless, living, eternal, fixed, a cosmic substance.
In brief, it is declared to be fivefold, namely: in substance, in space, in time, in state, and in quality.
In substance, jīvāstikāya consists of infinite living substances.
In space, it is coextensive with the cosmos.
In time, it never was not, it never is not, and it never will not be—they were, they are, and they will be—firm, constant, eternal, imperishable, unalterable, fixed, and permanent.
In state, it is devoid of color, devoid of smell, devoid of taste, devoid of touch.
In quality, it has the quality of conscious attention.

Venerable Sir! How many colors has pudgalāstikāya? How many smells? How many tastes? How many touches?"
"Gautama! It has five colors, five tastes, two smells, eight touches;
it has form, is non-living, eternal, fixed, a cosmic substance.
In brief, it is declared to be fivefold, namely: in substance, in space, in time, in state, and in quality.
In substance, pudgalāstikāya consists of infinite substances.
In space, it is coextensive with the cosmos.
In time, it never was not, it never is not, and it never will not be—they were, they are, and they will be—firm, constant, eternal, imperishable, unalterable, fixed, and permanent.
In state, it possesses color, possesses smell, possesses taste, possesses touch.
In quality, it has the quality of reception."