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Viyahapannatti 21.1

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1. Sāli, 2. Kala, 3. Ayasi, 4. Vaṃsa, 5. Ikkhu, 6. Dabbha, 7. Abbha, and 8. Tulasī; / In these eight [classes] are ten groups each, and there are eighty uddeśakas.

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In Rājagṛha up to: he spoke thus: "Now, Venerable Sir, the souls that transition into the roots of these, namely, sāli rice, vīhi rice, godhūma wheat, java barley, and javajava—from where, Venerable Sir, do those souls take birth? Do they take birth from hell-beings? Do they take birth from animals? Do they take birth from humans? Do they take birth from gods?" As in the transition section, so is the rebirth, except excluding gods. "Venerable Sir, how many of those souls take birth in a single moment?" "Gautama, at minimum one, two, or three; at maximum, numerable or innumerable take birth." Removal is as in the Utpala uddeśaka. "Venerable Sir, how great is the physical embodiment declared to be for those souls?" "Gautama, at minimum an innumerable fraction of an aṅgula; at maximum, a few dhanuṣas." "Venerable Sir, are those souls binders of knowledge-obscuring karma, or non-binders?" As in the Utpala uddeśaka. So also for experiencing, rise, and premature activation. "Venerable Sir, do those souls have black lesyā, blue lesyā, or grey lesyā?" There are twenty-six alternatives; worldview up to sense organs are as in the Utpala uddeśaka. "Venerable Sir, how long does the life of those souls in the root of sāli, vīhi, godhūma, java, and javajavaka last in terms of time?" "Gautama, at minimum an antarmuhūrta; at maximum, an innumerable time." "Venerable Sir, how long would that soul in the root of sāli, vīhi, godhūma, java, and javajavaka, [having become] an earth-body soul, dwell again as a soul in the root of sāli, vīhi, java, and javajavaka? How long would it make going and coming?" Thus as in the Utpala uddeśaka. In this manner of expression, up to human soul; nourishment is as in the Utpala uddeśaka; lifespan duration is at minimum an antarmuhūrta, at maximum a few years; samudghātas, experiencing at death, and rising from death are as in the Utpala uddeśaka. "Now, Venerable Sir, have all breath-possessing beings up to all living beings previously been born as souls in the roots of sāli, vīhi, godhūma, java, and javajava?" "Yes, Gautama, many times or infinitely many times." "So it is, Venerable Sir! So it is, Venerable Sir!"

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"Now, Venerable Sir, the souls that transition into the tubers of these, namely, sāli, vīhi, godhūma, java, and javajava—from where, Venerable Sir, do those souls take birth?" Thus under the heading of "tuber", the entire root uddeśaka is to be stated without remainder, up to: many times or infinitely many times. "So it is, Venerable Sir! So it is, Venerable Sir!"

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Thus the uddeśaka on the trunk also is to be understood.

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Thus the uddeśaka on the bark also is to be stated.

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The uddeśaka on the branch also is to be stated.

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The uddeśaka on the sprout also is to be stated.

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The uddeśaka on the leaf also is to be stated. These seven uddeśakas are to be understood without remainder just as in [the uddeśaka on] the root.

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Thus also the uddeśaka on the flower, with the exception that gods take birth, as in the Utpala uddeśaka. There are four lesyās, eighty alternatives. Physical embodiment is at minimum an innumerable fraction of an aṅgula, at maximum a few aṅgulas; the rest is just the same. "So it is, Venerable Sir! So it is, Venerable Sir!" As for the flower, so the uddeśaka on the fruit is to be stated without remainder. Thus also the uddeśaka on the seed. These are the ten uddeśakas.

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