Viyahapannatti 5.4.235

5.4.235

"Venerable Sir! Can a kevalin maintain exalted mind or speech?"
"Yes, he can maintain [them]."
"Venerable Sir! When a kevalin maintains exalted mind or speech, do the vaimānika gods know and see that?"
"Gautama! Some know and see, some do not know and do not see."
"Venerable Sir! For what reason is it said: 'Some know and see, some do not know and do not see'?"
"Gautama! Vaimānika gods are declared to be of two kinds, namely: those reborn as deceitful ones with wrong view (mithyādṛṣṭi), and those reborn as non-deceitful ones with right view (samyagdṛṣṭi). There, those who are reborn as deceitful ones with wrong view do not know and do not see. There, those who are reborn as non-deceitful ones with right view know and see."
"For what reason?"
"Gautama! The non-deceitful ones with right view are declared to be of two kinds, namely: the immediately reborn and the non-immediately reborn. There, those who are immediately reborn do not know and do not see. There, those who are non-immediately reborn know and see."
"For what reason?"
"Gautama! The non-immediately reborn are declared to be of two kinds, namely: the undeveloped (aparyāpta) and the fully developed (paryāpta). There, those who are undeveloped do not know and do not see. There, those who are fully developed know and see."
"For what reason?"
"Gautama! The fully developed are declared to be of two kinds, namely: the inattentive (anupayukta) and the attentive (upayukta). There, those who are inattentive do not know and do not see. There, those who are attentive know and see. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'Some know and see, some do not know and do not see.'"