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is existent only the moment when being spoken (bhāsijjamāni bhāsā), but neither before nor after, and this is equally being stated by Viy. 103 b, 621b and 622b. The process of speech as such is dealt with at great length by Pannāv. 260b ff. This process is, to put it briefly, the ejaculation (nisarai, nısrjati) of substances (davva) taken in (genhar) previously now being ready either for use or on store). They consist of atoms (ananta -paesiya), occupy the space of ¿ units, last for 1 sam. and own all qualities possible with reference to colour, smell, taste and sensation. Their reception is meant to bring about a close contact (puttha, ogāḍha), 1 e. with the units of the soul (atmapradeśa, Prajn.), and to it both fine and coarse particles (anu and bayara) are subjected which is discussed circumstantially. The reception takes place either with or without interruption (antara) in that either reception or ejaculation, or both reception and ejaculation occur within 1 sam, and then the particle ejected as speech will invariably be the same particle as taken in within the foregoing sam., and, by the way (267a), they will belong to the same content of speech (true, false, etc.) for which they were taken in. Their destiny depends on the intensity of speech. As we learn from Prajn. on Pannav. 262b and from Vy. on V1y. 612 b, when speaking low the particles of speech leave the mouth in coarse portions (abhinna), but they do not reach far and will perish soon, whereas when speaking loud they are finely divided (bhinna), and in this case speech will increase infinitely and reach the boundaries of the world.
§ 69. The supposed duration of human life goes far beyond any experience whatever, as has been mentioned before. For together with animals furnished with five senses they may live to reach 3 palovama, thus surpassing the Vanamantara-and the Joisiya-Gods by the double. The Bhavanavāsi-gods,
1. Prajn appears to be hesitative (263b) in concluding from bayara that the word concerns visible particles, and so the AUTHOR renders but the view of the malafīkākāra that aggregates of a smaller or either larger number of units are being meant
2. Comp. also Thāņ, 63a.
