Jambuddivapannatti 2.38

2.38

tīse ṇaṃ samāe bhārahe vāse manuyāṇaṃ kevaiyaṃ kālaṃ ṭhiī pannattā? goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ desūnāiṃ tinni paliovamāiṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ tinni paliovamāiṃ|
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse manuyāṇaṃ sarīrā kevaiyaṃ uccatteṇaṃ pannattā? goyamā! jahanneṇaṃ desūnāiṃ tinni gāuyāiṃ, ukkoseṇaṃ tinni gāuyāiṃ|
te ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manuyā kiṃ saṃghayaṇī pannattā? goyamā! vairosabhaṇārāyasaṃghayaṇī pannattā|
tesi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manuyāṇaṃ sarīrā kiṃsaṃṭhiyā pannattā? goyamā! samacauraṃsasaṃṭhāṇasaṃṭhiyā pannattā|
tesi ṇaṃ manuyāṇaṃ bechappaṇā piṭṭhikaraṃḍagasayā pannattā samaṇāuso! |
te ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manuyā kālamāse kālaṃ kiccā kahiṃ gacchaṃti? kahiṃ uvavajjaṃti? goyamā! chammāsāvasesāuyā juyalagaṃ pasavaṃti, egūnavaṇṇaṃ rāiṃdiyāiṃ sārakkhaṃti saṃgoveṃti, sārakkhittā saṃgovettā kāsittā chīittā jaṃbhāittā akkiṭṭhā avvahiyā aparitāviyā kālamāse kālaṃ kiccā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti, devalogapariggahā ṇaṃ te manuyā pannattā samaṇāuso! |
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse kaivihā manussā aṇusajjitthā? goyamā! chavvihā, taṃ jahā– pamha gaṃdhā miyagaṃdhā amamā tetalī sahā saṇicārī|

"In that age, what lifespan was declared for the humans in the Bharata realm?" "O Gautama, at a minimum, three palyopamas deficient by a fraction; at a maximum, three palyopamas."
"In that age, what height was declared for the bodies of humans in the Bharata realm?" "O Gautama, at a minimum, three gavyūtas deficient by a fraction; at a maximum, three gavyūtas."
"Venerable sir, what osseous structure were those humans declared to have?" "O Gautama, they were declared to have the vajra-ṛṣabha-nārāca osseous structure."
"Venerable sir, what configuration were the bodies of those humans declared to have?" "O Gautama, they were declared to have the symmetrical configuration."
"O long-lived śramaṇa, those humans were declared to have two hundred and fifty-six ribs!"
"Venerable sir, when those humans die at the end of their lifespan, where do they go? Where are they reborn?" "O Gautama, when six months of their lifespan remain, they give birth to twins; they protect and cherish them for forty-nine days and nights; having protected and cherished them, coughing, sneezing, or yawning, without distress, without suffering, without torment, dying at the end of their lifespan, they are reborn in the heavenly realms. O long-lived śramaṇa, those humans are declared to have destination in the heavenly realms!"
"In that age, how many types of humans appeared in the Bharata realm?" "O Gautama, six types, namely: padmagandhā, mṛgagandhā, amamā, tejovanto, sahā, and śanaiscārī."