Viyahapannatti 6.3.281

6.3.281

“Venerable Sir, is the augmentation of pudgalas in a cloth by exertion or natural?”
“Gautama! Both by exertion and natural.”
“Venerable Sir, just as the augmentation of pudgalas in a cloth is both by exertion and natural, likewise is the augmentation of karma for jīvas by exertion or natural?”
“Gautama! By exertion, not natural.”
“For what reason?” “Gautama! Three kinds of exertion are expounded for jīvas, namely: mental exertion, vocal exertion, and physical exertion. By this three-fold exertion, the augmentation of karma for jīvas is by exertion, not natural.”
“In this way, three kinds of exertion should be stated for all five-sensed beings.”
“For earth-bodied beings, by one kind of exertion, and so up to plant-bodied beings.”
“For beings with incomplete senses, two kinds of exertion are expounded, namely: vocal exertion and physical exertion. By this two-fold exertion, the augmentation of karma is by exertion, not natural. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: ‘For jīvas, the augmentation of karma is by exertion, not natural.’ In this way, whichever exertion applies to whichever [being], up to the Vaimānikas.”