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[ SUTTAS 475
(Question): The world is stated to be threefold, viz. (1) upper world (heavens), (2) lower world (hells) and (3) middle world (tiriya-loa). (Now), do you live in all these (regions of the world) ?' (Answer): (From) a purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says: 'I live in the middle world'.
(Question): 'In the middle world, there are stated to be innumerable islands and oceans, beginning from the Jambuddiva, etc., and ending in Sayambhuramana (vide sutta No. 169). Do you live in all these (regions) ? (Answer): (From) the purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says: 'I live in the Jambuddiva'.
(Question): 'In the Jambuddiva, there are stated to be ten regions (kheitas), viz. (1) Bharaha, (2) Eravaa, (3) Hemavaa, (4) Erannavaa, (5) Harivassa, (6) Rammagavassa, (7) Devakurā, (8) Uttarakura, (9) Puvvadideha, and (10) Avaravideha. Do you live in all these (regions) ?' (Answer): (From) a still purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says: 'I live in the land of Bharaha'.
(Question): "The land of Bharaha is stated to be twofold, viz. (1) the southern half of Bharaha and (2) the northern half of Bharaha. (Now), do you live in both (these two regions)?' (Answer): (From) a still purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says: 'I live in the southern half of Bharaha'.
(Question): In the southern half of Bharaha, there are many settlements such as village, town, town surrounded by boundary wall made of earth, city surrounded by low rampart, isolated town, city connected by roads and rivers, market city (where merchandise from various countries is imported), mine, and city where fair is held, (vide sutta No. 267). (Now), do you live in all these (places)?' (Answer): (From) a still purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says: 'I live in Padaliputta'.
(Question) : 'In Padaliputta, there are many houses. (Now), do you live in all these (houses) ?' (Answer) : (From) a still purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says : 'I live in Devadatta's house'.
(Question) : 'In Devadatta's house, there are many rooms. (Now), do you live in all these (rooms) ?" (Answer) : (From) a still purer (standpoint of) negama (he) says: 'I live in an inner room'.
Thus, from the pure (standpoint of) negama, the person (actually) living (there) lives (and not a person who has gone out of the place).
(The subject matter) of vavahāra (is to be explained) similarly.
From (the standpoint of) samgaha, a person (actually) lying on bed lives (vasai) (the meaning of the word vasai being 'to lie').
