And again it has been said of old: some beings born in earth, (&c., all as in section 1, down to) growing there in particles of earth that are the origin of various things, come forth as Aya, Kaya, Kuhana, Kandu, Uvvehaliya, Nivvehaliya, Esava, Sakkha, Khattaga, Vasaniya . (The rest as in section 2, but substitute the words Aya, &c. for 'trees.') Here there is only one paragraph, the remaining three do not apply here . (16)

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And again it has been said of old: some beings born in water, (&c., all as in section section 1-11, substitute only 'water' for 'earth.' Thus we have four paragraphs for trees, four for creepers, four for grass, four for herbs, four for plants). (17)

Now it has been said of old: some beings born in water, (&c., all as above, down to) growing in particles of water that are the origin of various things, come forth as Udaga, Avaga , Panaga, Sevala , Kalambuya , Kaseruya , Kakkhabhaniya, Uppala,

[paragraph continues] Pauma, Kumuya, Nalina , Subhagasoniya, Pondariya, Mahapondariya, Sayavatta, Sahassavatta, Kalhara, Kokanada, Tamarasa , as stalks and fibres of lotus, as Pukkhala , and Pukkhalatthibhaga. (The rest similar as in section 2.) (18)

And again it has been said of old: some beings come forth as movable beings from trees born in earth, from trees originated by trees, from the roots, (&c., down to) seeds produced by trees, originated by creepers born on trees, from creepers born on creepers, from the roots, &c. of creepers born on creepers, from grass , from herbs , from plants , from Aya, (&c., all down to) Kura born in earth; from trees born in water (the rest similar as with trees born in earth), from Udaga, (&c., all down to) Pukkhalatthibhaga born in water. (19)

These creatures feed on the sap of the trees, creepers, grass, herbs, plants, be they born in earth or water, on trees or creepers or grass or herbs or plants; (the sap) of their roots, (&c., all down to) seeds, of Ayas, &c., of Udakas, &c. And these creatures consume earth-bodies, (&c., all as in section 2, down to) assimilated by them. And the bodies of these beings born of trees, creepers, grass, herbs, plants, their roots, &c., of Ayas, &c., of Udagas, &c., are of manifold colours, (&c., the rest as in section 2, down to the end). (20)