________________
184
AŅUOGADDĀRĀIM
SUTTAS 496
14
(xiv) number of vatthu;
(xv) number of puvva. This is the samkha (number) as compass of the scripture of Ditthivāya. This is the samkhă (number) as compass. 1
496. Then what is samkha (determination) as jananā (knowledge) ?2 The determination as knowledge (is illustrated as) what one knows, one knows, for instance, words (are known by) a grammarian; mathematics is known by) a mathematician; astrology (is known by) an astrologer (nemittia); the time is known by) a time-knower (kalanānī, probably astronomer); medicine is known by) a doctor..
This is the determination as knowledge.
497. Then what is samkhā (number) as counting ?3 The number as counting (is as follows) :
(The number) 'one' does not lend itself to counting. (The number) 't wo', etc. (are proper) numbers (which are known as
(1) numerable; (2) innumerable; and
(3) infinite. 498. Then what is the numerable (number) ? The numerable (number) is stated to be threefold, viz.
(a) minimum (number), jahannaa; (b) maximum (number), ukkosaa; (c) neither minimum nor maximum (number that is, an
intermediate number between the minimum and the
maximum), ajahannamarukkosaa. 499. Then what is the innumerable (number) ? The innumerable (number) is stated to be threefold, viz.
(i) low-grade innumerable (number), parittä samkhejjaa; (ii) innumerable (number) 'obtained by raising a number
to the power of itself' (briefly 'self-raised'), juttasam
khejjaa; (iii) innumerable-innumerable(number),asamkhejjāsamkhejjaa. 500. Then what is the low-grade innumerable (number) ? The low-grade innumerable (number) is stated to be threefold, viz.
(a) minimum (number); (b) maximum (number);
1. Vide supra, sutta No. 493. 2. Vide supra, sulla No. 477. 3, Vide supra, sutta No. 477,
