Jambuddivapannatti 2.37

2.37

atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe bāse gehāi vā gehāvanāiya vā? goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, rukkhagehālayā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse gāmāi vā nagarāi vā nigamāi vā rāyahānīi vā kheḍāi vā kabbaḍāi vā maḍaṃbāi vā doṇamuhāi vā paṭṭaṇāi vā āgarāi vā āsamāi vā saṃbāhāi vā sannivesāi vā? goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, jahicchiyakāmagāmiṇo ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse asīi vā masīi vā kisīi vā vaṇiettī vā paṇietti vā vāṇijjei vā? goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayaasimasi kisi vaṇiya paṇiya vāṇijjā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse hiraṇṇei vā suvaṇṇei vā kaṃsei vā dūsei vā maṇi motiya saṃkha sila ppavāla rattarayaṇa sāvajjei vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ tesiṃ manuyāṇaṃ paribhogattāe havvamāgacchai|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse rāyāi vā juvarāyā i vā īsara talavara māḍaṃbiya koḍuṃbiya ibbha seṭṭhi senāvai satthavāhāi vā? goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayaiḍḍhisakkārā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse dāsei vā pesei vā sissei vā bhayagei vā bhāillaei vā kammāraei vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayaābhiogā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse māyāi vā piyāi vā bhāyā-bhagini-bhajjā-putta-dhūyā-suṇhāi vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ tivve pemmabaṃdhaṇe samuppajjai|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse arīi vā veriei vā ghāyaei vā vahaei vā paḍiṇīyai vā paccāmittei vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayaverāṇusayā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse mittāi vā vayaṃsāi vā nāyaei vā ghāḍiei vā sahāi vā suhīi vā saṃgaieti vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ tesiṃ manuyāṇaṃ tivve rāgabaṃdhaṇe samuppajjai|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse āvāhāi vā vīvāhāi vā jaṇṇāi vā saddhāi vā thālīpāgāi vā pitipiṃḍanivedaṇāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayaāvāha vīvahi jaṇṇa saddha thālīpāga pitipiṃḍanivedaṇā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse iṃdamahāti vā khaṃda ṇāga jakkha bhūya agaḍa talāga daha nadi rukkha pavvaya thūbha ceiyamahāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayamahimā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse ṇaḍapecchāi vā naṭṭa jalla malla muṭṭhiya velaṃbaga kahaga pavaga lāsagapecchāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayakouhallā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse sagaḍāi vā rahāi vā jāṇāi vā jugga gilli thilli sīa saṃdamāṇiāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, pāyacāravihārā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse gāvīi vā mahisīi vā ayāi vā elagāi vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ tesiṃ manusāṇaṃ paribhogattāe havvāmāgacchati|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse āsāi vā hatthi uṭṭa goṇa gavaya aya elaga pasaya miya varāha ruru sarabha camara kuraṃga gokaṇṇamāiyā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ tesiṃ manuyāṇaṃ paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse sīhāi vā vagghāi vā viga dīviga accha taraccha siyāla biḍāla suṇaga kokaṃtiya kolasuṇagāi vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ te annamannassa tesiṃ vā manuyāṇaṃ ābāhaṃ vā vābāhaṃ vā chaviccheyaṃ vā uppāeṃti, pagaibhaddayā ṇaṃ te sāvayagaṇā pannattā samaṇāuso! |
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse sālīti vā vīhi-gohūma java javajavāi vā kala masūra mugga māsa tila kulattha nipphāvaga ālisaṃdaga ayasi kusuṃbha koddava kaṃgu varaga rālaga saṇa sarisava mūlābīāi vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ tesiṃ manuyāṇaṃ paribhogattāe havvamāgacchaṃti|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse gaḍḍhāi vā darī ovāya pavāya visama vijjalāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, bharahe vāse bahusamaramaṇijje bhūmibhāge pannatte, se jahānāmae āliṃgapukkharei vā|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse khāṇūi vā kaṃṭaga taṇaya kayavarāi vā pattakayavarāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayakhāṇukaṃṭagataṇakayavara-pattakayavarā ṇaṃ sā samā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse ḍaṃsāi vā masagāi vā jūāi vā likkhāi vā ḍhiṃkuṇāi vā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagaya ḍaṃsa masaga jūa likkha ḍhiṃkuṇa pisuā uvaddavavirahiyā ṇaṃ sā samā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse ahīi vā ayagarāi vā? haṃtā atthi, no ceva ṇaṃ te annamannassa tesiṃ vā manuyāṇaṃ ābāhaṃ vā vābāhaṃ vā chavicchayaṃ vā uppāeṃtiva, pagaibhaddayā ṇaṃ te vālagagaṇā pannattā samaṇāuso! |
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse ḍiṃbāi vā ḍamarāi vā kalaha bola khāra vera mahājuddhāi vā mahāsaṃgāmāi vā mahāsatthapaḍaṇāi vā mahāpurisapaḍaṇāi vā mahārudhirapaḍanāti vā? goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayaverāṇubaṃdhā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|
atthi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tīse samāe bharahe vāse dubbhūyāti vā kularogāi vā gāmarogāi vā maṃḍalarogāi vā poṭṭa sīsaveyaṇāi vā kaṇṇoṭṭha acchi naha daṃtaveyaṇāi vā kāsāi vā sāsāi vā sosāi vā jarāi vā dāhāi vā arisāi vā ajīragāi vā daodarāi vā paṃḍurogāi vā bhagaṃdarāi vā egāhiyāi vā beyāhiyāi vā teyāhiyāi vā cautthāhiyāi vā dhanuggahāi vā iṃdaggahāi vā khaṃdaggahāi vā kumāraggahāi vā jakkhaggahāi vā bhūyaggahāi vā matthagasūlāi vā hiyayasūlāi vā poṭṭa kucchi joṇisūlāi vā gāmamārīi vā jāva sannivesamārīi vā pāṇakkhayā jaṇakkhayā kulakkhayā vasanabbhūyamanāriā? no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe, vavagayarogāyaṃkā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso!|

“Venerable sir! In that age, are there houses or row-houses in the Bharata realm?”
“O Gautama! That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to have trees as their houses and dwellings, O long-lived śramaṇa!
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there villages, towns, marketplaces, capital cities, isolated villages, poor villages, isolated townships, rivermouth towns, ports, mines, hermitages, fortress villages, or settlements in the Bharata realm?’
‘O Gautama! That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to go wherever they desire according to their wishes.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there [occupations of] the sword, writing, agriculture, trade, merchandise, or commerce in the Bharata realm?’
‘O Gautama! That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be free from [the occupations of] the sword, writing, agriculture, trade, merchandise, and commerce, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there unminted gold, minted gold, bronze, cloth, jewels, pearls, conch-shells, corals, red gems, or precious possessions in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but they certainly do not at all come into the use of those humans.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there kings, crown princes, lords, governors, district chiefs, householders, wealthy men, guild heads, generals, or caravan leaders in the Bharata realm?’
‘O Gautama! That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be devoid of wealth and honor, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there slaves, messengers, disciples, hirelings, tenant farmers, or artisans in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be free from servitude, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, sons, daughters, or daughters-in-law in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but no intense bond of affection arises in them.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there enemies, adversaries, killers, slayers, opponents, or rivals in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be devoid of lingering animosity, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there friends, peers, kin, comrades, companions, well-wishers, or associates in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but no intense bond of attachment arises in those humans.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there weddings, marriage ceremonies, sacrifices, ancestor rites, sacred pot-cookings, or funeral-cake offerings in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be free from weddings, marriage ceremonies, sacrifices, ancestor rites, sacred pot-cookings, and funeral-cake offerings, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there festivals of Indra, or festivals of Skanda, Nāga, Yakṣa, Bhūta, wells, tanks, ponds, rivers, trees, mountains, stūpas, or caityas in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be devoid of festivals, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there shows of actors, or shows of dancers, acrobats, wrestlers, boxers, jesters, storytellers, jumpers, or pantomimes in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be free from idle curiosity, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there carts, chariots, carriages, yoked wagons, litters, palanquins, sedan chairs, or travelling palanquins in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to wander on foot, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there cows, buffaloes, goats, or sheep in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but they certainly do not at all come into the use of those humans.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there horses, elephants, camels, bulls, gavayas, goats, sheep, prasadhas, deer, boars, rurus, sarabhas, cāmara yaks, kuraṅga deer, gokarṇas, and so forth in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but they certainly do not at all come into the use of those humans.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, bears, hyenas, jackals, cats, dogs, foxes, or wild dogs in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but they do not cause torment, intense distress, or laceration of the skin to one another or to those humans; those wild beasts are declared to be naturally gentle, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there śāli rice, vīhi rice, wheat, barley, javajava, black beans, lentils, green gram, black gram, sesame, horse gram, lablab beans, alisaṃdaka, linseed, safflower, kodo millet, foxtail millet, common millet, panic seed, hemp, mustard, root-crops, and seeds in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but they certainly do not at all come into the use of those humans.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there pits, ravines, precipices, waterfalls, uneven ground, or mud in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Bharata realm is declared to have a ground surface that is level throughout and delightful, like the skin of an āliṅga drum.’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there tree-stumps, thorns, weed grasses, refuse, or leaf rubbish in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. That age is declared to be free of tree-stumps, thorns, weed grasses, refuse, and leaf rubbish, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there gadflies, mosquitoes, lice, nits, or bedbugs in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. That age is declared to be free from the torment of gadflies, mosquitoes, lice, nits, bedbugs, and fleas, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there snakes or boas in the Bharata realm?’
‘Yes, they do exist; but they do not cause torment, intense distress, or laceration of the skin to one another or to those humans; those venomous beasts are declared to be naturally gentle, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there riots, tumults, quarrels, clamor, hostility, feuds, great battles, great warfare, great clashes of weapons, great slaughter of men, or great shedding of blood in the Bharata realm?’
‘O Gautama! That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be free from prolonged enmity, O long-lived śramaṇa!’
‘Venerable sir! In that age, are there malignant spirits, family diseases, village diseases, regional diseases, abdominal pains, head pains, or pains of the ear, lip, eye, nail, or tooth; cough, asthma, consumption, fevers, burning fever, piles, indigestion, dropsy, jaundice, fistula; one-day, two-day, three-day, or four-day intermittent fevers; tetanus, seizures by Indra, seizures by Skanda, seizures by bāla-grahas, seizures by Yakṣas, or seizures by Bhūtas; headaches, heart pains, pains of the belly, abdomen, or womb; village plagues up to settlement plagues, destruction of living beings, destruction of people, destruction of families, or disastrous ignoble calamities in the Bharata realm?’
‘That meaning is not competent. Those humans are declared to be free from illness and distress, O long-lived śramaṇa!’”