“Mendicants, an eon contains four uncountable periods. “Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, kappassa asaṅkhyeyyāni. What four? Katamāni cattāri?

When an eon contracts, it’s not easy to calculate Yadā, bhikkhave, kappo saṁvaṭṭati, taṁ na sukaraṁ saṅkhātuṁ—how many years, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of years it takes. ettakāni vassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatānīti vā, ettakāni vassasahassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatasahassānīti vā.

When an eon remains fully contracted, it’s not easy to calculate Yadā, bhikkhave, kappo saṁvaṭṭo tiṭṭhati, taṁ na sukaraṁ saṅkhātuṁ—how many years, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of years it takes. ettakāni vassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatānīti vā, ettakāni vassasahassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatasahassānīti vā.

When an eon expands, it’s not easy to calculate Yadā, bhikkhave, kappo vivaṭṭati, taṁ na sukaraṁ saṅkhātuṁ—how many years, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of years it takes. ettakāni vassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatānīti vā, ettakāni vassasahassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatasahassānīti vā.

When an eon remains fully expanded, it’s not easy to calculate Yadā, bhikkhave, kappo vivaṭṭo tiṭṭhati, taṁ na sukaraṁ saṅkhātuṁ—how many years, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of years it takes. ettakāni vassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatānīti vā, ettakāni vassasahassānīti vā, ettakāni vassasatasahassānīti vā.

These are the four uncountable periods of an eon.” Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri kappassa asaṅkhyeyyānī”ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.