Viyahapannatti 5.9.264

5.9.264

At that time and in that period, […] he said thus:
“Is this city called Rājagṛha, Venerable Sir? Is earth called the city of Rājagṛha? Is water called the city of Rājagṛha? Are fire, wind, and vegetation called the city of Rājagṛha? Are mountain peaks, crests, slopes, summits, and declivities called the city of Rājagṛha? Are waters, lands, chasms, caves, and rock shelters called the city of Rājagṛha? Are springs, waterfalls, puddles, pools, and embankments called the city of Rājagṛha? Are wells, tanks, lakes, rivers, step-wells, lotus ponds, elongated ponds, winding ponds, pools, rows of ponds, chains of pools, and series of caverns called the city of Rājagṛha? Are groves, parks, forests, woods, copses, and rows of trees called the city of Rājagṛha? Are shrines, assembly halls, water-booths, stūpas, trenches, and moats called the city of Rājagṛha? Are ramparts, watchtowers, pathways, gates, and gateway towers called the city of Rājagṛha? Are palaces, houses, shelters, dwellings, and shops called the city of Rājagṛha? Are triangular junctions, three-way crossings, crossroads, squares, four-faced plazas, highways, and streets called the city of Rājagṛha? Are carts, chariots, carriages, litters, covered carts, drays, palanquins, and sedan chairs called the city of Rājagṛha? Are iron pans and ladles called the city of Rājagṛha? Are residences called the city of Rājagṛha? Are gods, goddesses, human men, human women, animal males, and animal females called the city of Rājagṛha? Are beds, pillars, vessels, and sentient, insentient, and mixed entities called the city of Rājagṛha?”

“Gautama! Earth too is called the city of Rājagṛha, up to sentient, insentient, and mixed entities are called the city of Rājagṛha.”

“For what reason?”
“Gautama! Earth is both jīvas and ajīvas, and is called the city of Rājagṛha, up to sentient, insentient, and mixed entities are both jīvas and ajīvas, and are called the city of Rājagṛha. For that reason, it is precisely so.”