Viyahapannatti 33
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33.1.1.1018
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of one-sensed beings are taught?"
"Gautama! Five kinds of one-sensed beings are taught, namely: earth-bodied beings up to plant-bodied beings."
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of earth-bodied beings are taught?"
"Gautama! Two kinds are taught, namely: subtle earth-bodied beings and gross earth-bodied beings."
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of subtle earth-bodied beings are taught?"
"Gautama! Two kinds are taught, namely: developed subtle earth-bodied beings and undeveloped subtle earth-bodied beings."
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of gross earth-bodied beings are taught?" "Just the same. In this manner, water-bodied beings also should be spoken of with a fourfold division; likewise up to plant-bodied beings."
"For undeveloped subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?"
"Gautama! Eight karmic primary varieties are taught, namely: knowledge-obscuring up to obstructing."
"For developed subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?"
"Gautama! Eight karmic primary varieties are taught, namely: knowledge-obscuring up to obstructing."
"For undeveloped gross earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?" "Just the same."
"For developed gross earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?" "Just the same. In this order, up to developed gross plant-bodied beings."
"Undeveloped subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they bind?"
"Gautama! They are binders of seven varieties, and also binders of eight varieties. When binding seven, they bind seven karmic primary varieties, excluding lifespan; when binding eight, they bind complete eight karmic primary varieties."
"Developed subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they bind?" "Just the same; thus all up to—
"Developed gross plant-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they bind?" "Just the same."
"Undeveloped subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they experience?"
"Gautama! They experience fourteen karmic primary varieties, namely: of knowledge-obscuring [etc.] up to obstructing, excluding the sense of hearing, excluding the sense of sight, excluding the sense of smell, excluding the sense of taste, excluding female gender-feeling, excluding male gender-feeling. Thus with the fourfold division up to—developed gross plant-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they experience?"
"Gautama! Just the same: they experience fourteen karmic primary varieties." "That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
33.1.1.1019
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of immediately reborn one-sensed beings are taught?"
"Gautama! Five kinds of immediately reborn one-sensed beings are taught, namely: earth-bodied beings up to plant-bodied beings."
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of immediately reborn earth-bodied beings are taught?"
"Gautama! Two kinds are taught, namely: subtle earth-bodied beings and gross earth-bodied beings. Thus with the twofold division up to plant-bodied beings."
"For immediately reborn subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?"
"Gautama! Eight karmic primary varieties are taught, namely: knowledge-obscuring up to obstructing."
"For immediately reborn gross earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?"
"Gautama! Eight karmic primary varieties are taught, namely: knowledge-obscuring up to obstructing. Thus up to immediately reborn gross plant-bodied beings."
"Immediately reborn subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they bind?"
"Gautama! They bind seven karmic primary varieties, excluding lifespan. Thus up to immediately reborn gross plant-bodied beings."
"Immediately reborn subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties do they experience?"
"Gautama! They experience fourteen karmic primary varieties, namely: knowledge-obscuring, in the same manner, up to excluding male gender-feeling. Thus up to immediately reborn gross plant-bodied beings."
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
33.1.1.1020
"How many kinds, Venerable Sir, of non-immediately reborn one-sensed beings are taught?"
"Gautama! Five kinds of non-immediately reborn one-sensed beings are taught, namely: earth-bodied beings; thus the fourfold division as in the general uddeśaka."
"For non-immediately reborn undeveloped subtle earth-bodied beings, Venerable Sir, how many karmic primary varieties are taught?" In this phrasing, everything should be spoken of without omission as in the general uddeśaka, up to: they experience fourteen.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
33.1.1.1021
Immediately entered [into space-points] are like immediately reborn.
Non-immediately entered [into space-points] are like non-immediately reborn.
Immediately taking nourishment are like immediately reborn.
Non-immediately taking nourishment are like non-immediately reborn.
Immediately developed are like immediately reborn.
Non-immediately developed are like non-immediately reborn.
Final ones also are just like non-immediately reborn.
Likewise non-final ones also. Thus these are eleven uddeśakas.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"—so saying, he dwells.
33.2.1022
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be, namely: earth-bodied up to plant-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, two kinds are stated to be, namely: subtle earth-bodied and gross earth-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
In this phrasing, a fourfold division [is to be spoken] just as in the general uddeśaka.
"Venerable Sir, how many karma-types are stated for developable subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā?"
In this phrasing, just as in the general uddeśaka, they are stated in the same way, they bind in the same way, and they experience in the same way.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of immediately-reborn one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of immediately-reborn one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā; in this phrasing, the twofold division [is stated] in the same way up to plant-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many karma-types are stated for immediately-reborn subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā?"
In this phrasing, just as the general uddeśaka of the immediately-reborn, so in the same way up to 'they experience'.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of mediately-reborn one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of mediately-reborn one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be, namely: earth-bodied; in this phrasing, the fourfold division [is stated] in the same way up to plant-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many karma-types are stated for mediately-reborn undevelopable subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā?"
In this phrasing, just as the general uddeśaka of the mediately-reborn, so in the same way up to 'they experience'.
In this phrasing, just as the eleven uddeśakas were spoken in the general śataka on one-sensed beings, so should they also be spoken in the śataka on [beings possessed of] black leśyā, up to non-final and final one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā.
33.2.1023
Just as it was spoken with regard to [those possessed of] black leśyā, so also should the śataka be spoken with regard to [those possessed of] blue leśyā.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
33.2.1024
So also should the śataka be spoken with regard to [those possessed of] grey leśyā, with the only difference that the phrasing 'with grey leśyā' should be spoken.
33.2.1025
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of capable one-sensed beings are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of capable one-sensed beings are stated to be, namely: earth-bodied up to plant-bodied; the fourfold division up to plant-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many karma-types are stated for capable undevelopable subtle earth-bodied beings?"
In this phrasing, just as the first śataka on one-sensed beings [was spoken], so also should the śataka on the capable be spoken. The order of uddeśakas is likewise up to 'the non-final'.
"That is so, Venerable Sir! That is so, Venerable Sir!"
33.2.1026
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of capable one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of capable one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be, namely: earth-bodied up to plant-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of capable earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, two kinds are stated to be, namely: subtle earth-bodied and gross earth-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of capable subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, two kinds are stated to be, namely: developable and undevelopable. Gross ones are also like this. In this phrasing, the fourfold division is to be spoken in the same way."
"Venerable Sir, how many karma-types are stated for capable undevelopable subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā?"
In this phrasing, just as in the general uddeśaka, so in the same way up to 'they experience'.
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of immediately-reborn capable one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of immediately-reborn up to plant-bodied."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of immediately-reborn capable earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā are stated to be?"
"Gautama, two kinds are stated to be, namely: subtle earth-bodied, and so the twofold division."
"Venerable Sir, how many karma-types are stated for immediately-reborn capable subtle earth-bodied beings possessed of black leśyā?"
In this phrasing, just as the general uddeśaka of the immediately-reborn, so in the same way up to 'they experience'.
In this phrasing, all eleven uddeśakas should be spoken in the same way as in the general śataka, up to 'the non-final'.
33.2.1027
Just as the śataka was spoken with regard to capable [beings] possessed of black leśyā, so the seventh should be spoken with regard to capable [beings] possessed of blue leśyā.
33.2.1028
So also the śataka with regard to capable [beings] possessed of grey leśyā.
33.2.1029
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of incapable one-sensed beings are stated to be?"
"Gautama, five kinds of incapable one-sensed beings are stated to be, namely: earth-bodied up to plant-bodied."
Just as the śataka on the capable was spoken, with the only difference that there are nine uddeśakas, excluding the uddeśakas on the final and non-final; the rest is the same.
33.2.1030
So also the śataka on incapable one-sensed beings possessed of black leśyā.
33.2.1031
The śataka also on incapable one-sensed beings possessed of blue leśyā.
33.2.1032
The śataka on incapable [one-sensed beings] possessed of grey leśyā. Thus all four śatakas on the incapable have nine uddeśakas each. Thus there are these twelve śatakas on one-sensed beings.
Translations (2)
- Viyāhapannatti: Gujarati translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2020) — Gujarati
- Viyāhapannatti: Hindi translation (Dīparatnasāgara, 2019) — Hindi
Commentaries (2)
- Viyāhapannatti: ṭīkānusārī vivecana — Muni Dīparatnasāgara 2000, Gujarati
- Bhagavatīvṛtti — Abhayadeva Sūri, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Viyāhapannatti — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit