Viyahapannatti 25.1.863

25.1.863

“How many kinds of transmigrating jīvas, Venerable Sir, are taught?”
“Gautama, fourteen kinds of transmigrating jīvas are taught, namely: 1. subtle undeveloped, 2. subtle developed, 3. gross undeveloped, 4. gross developed, 5. two-sensed undeveloped, 6. two-sensed developed, 7. three-sensed undeveloped, 8. three-sensed developed, 9. four-sensed undeveloped, 10. four-sensed developed, 11. non-sentient five-sensed undeveloped, 12. non-sentient five-sensed developed, 13. sentient five-sensed undeveloped, 14. sentient five-sensed developed.”
“Among these fourteen kinds of transmigrating jīvas, Venerable Sir, regarding minimal and maximal activity, which are fewer, more, equal, or specifically greater compared to which?”
“Gautama: 1. The minimal activity of the subtle undeveloped is the least of all. 2. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the gross undeveloped. 3. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the two-sensed undeveloped. 4. Likewise of the three-sensed. 5. Likewise of the four-sensed. 6. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the non-sentient five-sensed undeveloped. 7. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the sentient five-sensed undeveloped. 8. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the subtle developed. 9. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the gross developed. 10. Incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the subtle undeveloped.
11. Incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the gross undeveloped. 12. Incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the subtle developed. 13. Incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the gross developed. 14. Incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the two-sensed developed. 15. Likewise of the three-sensed, up to 18. incalculably times greater is the minimal activity of the sentient five-sensed developed. 19. Incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the two-sensed undeveloped. 20. Likewise of the three-sensed, up to 23. incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the sentient five-sensed undeveloped.
24. Incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the two-sensed developed. 25. Likewise of the three-sensed, up to 28. incalculably times greater is the maximal activity of the sentient five-sensed developed.”