Viyahapannatti 24.1: Uddeśaka 1: nairayika

1. Rebirth, 2. quantity, 3–4. skeletal structure and height, 5. configuration,
6. lesyā, 7. worldview, 8. knowledge [and] ignorance, 9. activity, 10. cognitive application,

11. instinctive notion, 12. passion, 13. sense-organ, 14. transmigration burst, 15. sensation, and 16. gender,
17. lifespan, 18. mental state, 19. duration of consequence, [and] 20. embodiment-transition.

In each state of existence, there is an uddeśaka on the souls in the framework of the twenty-four categories of beings;
in the twenty-fourth śataka, there are twenty-four uddeśakas.

At Rājagṛha […] he said thus: “From where, Venerable Sir, do inhabitants of hell take birth? Do they take birth from inhabitants of hell? Do they take birth from animals? Do they take birth from humans? Do they take birth from gods?”
“Gautama, they do not take birth from inhabitants of hell; they take birth from animals, and they also take birth from humans; they do not take birth from gods.”
“If they take birth from animals, do they take birth from one-sensed animals up to five-sensed animals?”
“Gautama, they do not take birth from one-sensed animals, nor from two-sensed, nor from three-sensed, nor from four-sensed; they take birth from five-sensed animals.”
“If they take birth from five-sensed animals, do they take birth from sentient five-sensed animals or from non-sentient five-sensed animals?”
“Gautama, they take birth from sentient five-sensed animals, and they also take birth from non-sentient five-sensed animals.”
“If they take birth from non-sentient five-sensed animals, do they take birth from aquatic animals? Do they take birth from terrestrial animals? Do they take birth from aerial animals?”
“Gautama, they take birth from aquatic animals, they also take birth from terrestrial animals, and they also take birth from aerial animals.”
“If they take birth from aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial animals, do they take birth from developable ones or from undevelopable ones?”
“Gautama, they take birth from developable ones, not from undevelopable ones.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell—in how many earths, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, he might take birth in one, the Ratnaprabhā earth.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among the inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, he might take birth with a lifespan duration of at minimum ten thousand years, at maximum an innumerableth part of a palyopama.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment?”
“Gautama, at minimum one or two or three; at maximum numerable or innumerable take birth.”
“Of what bone-joint structure, Venerable Sir, are the bodies of those souls taught to be?”
“Gautama, they are taught to have the sevārta bone-joint structure.”
“How great a bodily dimension, Venerable Sir, is taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, at minimum an innumerableth part of a finger-breadth, at maximum a thousand yojanas.”
“Of what bodily configuration, Venerable Sir, are the bodies of those souls taught to be?”
“Gautama, they are taught to have the huṇḍaka bodily configuration.”
“How many lesyās, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, three lesyās are taught, namely: black lesyā, blue lesyā, and grey lesyā.”
“Are those souls, Venerable Sir, of right view, wrong view, or right-and-wrong view?”
“Gautama, they are not of right view; they are of wrong view; they are not of right-and-wrong view.”
“Are those souls, Venerable Sir, knowing or unknowing?”
“Gautama, they are not knowing; they are unknowing; invariably possessing two kinds of unknowing, namely: mind-unknowing and scriptural-unknowing.”
“Do those souls, Venerable Sir, possess mental activity, vocal activity, or bodily activity?”
“Gautama, they do not possess mental activity; they possess vocal activity and also bodily activity.”
“Are those souls, Venerable Sir, engaged in determinate cognition or indeterminate cognition?”
“Gautama, they are engaged in determinate cognition and also in indeterminate cognition.”
“How many notions, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, four notions are taught, namely: notion of food, notion of fear, notion of sexual coupling, and notion of possessiveness.”
“How many passions, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, four passions are taught, namely: anger-passion, pride-passion, deceit-passion, and greed-passion.”
“How many sense organs, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, five sense organs are taught, namely: auditory sense organ up to tactile sense organ.”
“How many extensions, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, three extensions are taught, namely: pain-extension, passion-extension, and death-extension.”
“Do those souls, Venerable Sir, experience pleasant feeling or unpleasant feeling?”
“Gautama, they experience pleasant feeling and also unpleasant feeling.”
“Do those souls, Venerable Sir, experience female gender, male gender, or neuter gender?”
“Gautama, they do not experience female gender, nor male gender; they experience neuter gender.”
“For how long a lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, are those souls taught to live?”
“Gautama, at minimum an antarmuhūrta, at maximum a pūrvakoṭī.”
“How many states of volition, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, innumerable states of volition are taught.”
“Are they, Venerable Sir, auspicious or inauspicious?”
“Gautama, they are auspicious and also inauspicious.”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, does one remain as that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal?”
“Gautama, at minimum an antarmuhūrta, at maximum a pūrvakoṭī.”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, as an inhabitant of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth, and once again as a developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, spend time? For how long a time might he make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus a pūrvakoṭī; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a minimum lifespan duration—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum also with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? In this way the entire exposition is to be spoken without remainder, up to continuity.”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, as an inhabitant of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a minimum lifespan duration, and once again as a developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, spend time? For how long a time might he make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum a pūrvakoṭī plus ten thousand years; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a maximum lifespan duration—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, and at maximum also with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is just the same up to continuity.”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, as an inhabitant of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a maximum lifespan duration, and once again as a developable non-sentient five-sensed animal, spend time? For how long a time might he make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus a pūrvakoṭī; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a minimum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, at maximum with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is just the same, except these three differences: lifespan, states of volition, and continuity. At minimum lifespan duration is an antarmuhūrta, at maximum also an antarmuhūrta.”
“How many states of volition, Venerable Sir, are taught for those souls?”
“Gautama, innumerable states of volition are taught.”
“Are they, Venerable Sir, auspicious or inauspicious?”
“Gautama, they are not auspicious; they are inauspicious. Continuity is an antarmuhūrta; the rest is just the same.”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a minimum lifespan duration, in Ratnaprabhā […] make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus an antarmuhūrta; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a minimum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a minimum lifespan duration—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum also with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is just the same; those same three differences up to—”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a minimum lifespan duration, as an inhabitant of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a minimum lifespan duration, once again […] make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, and at maximum also ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a minimum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a maximum lifespan duration—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, and at maximum also with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is just the same; those same three differences up to—”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a minimum lifespan duration, in the Ratnaprabhā with a maximum lifespan duration […] make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus an antarmuhūrta, and at maximum also an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus an antarmuhūrta; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a maximum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, at maximum with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is to be understood just as in the general case, except these two differences: lifespan duration at minimum a pūrvakoṭī, at maximum also a pūrvakoṭī; likewise also continuity; the rest is just the same.”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a maximum lifespan duration, in Ratnaprabhā […] make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum a pūrvakoṭī plus ten thousand years, at maximum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus a pūrvakoṭī; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a maximum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a minimum lifespan duration—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum also with a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is just the same, as in the seventh case, up to—”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a maximum lifespan duration, in Ratnaprabhā with a minimum lifespan duration […] make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum a pūrvakoṭī plus ten thousand years, and at maximum also a pūrvakoṭī plus ten thousand years; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration.”
“A developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a maximum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, who is fit to take birth among inhabitants of hell in the Ratnaprabhā earth with a maximum lifespan duration—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, might he take birth?”
“Gautama, at minimum with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, and at maximum also with a lifespan duration of an innumerableth part of a palyopama, he might take birth.”
“How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, take birth in a single moment? The rest is as in the seventh case, up to—”
“For how long a time, Venerable Sir, might that developable non-sentient five-sensed animal with a maximum lifespan duration, in Ratnaprabhā with a maximum lifespan duration […] make transmigration?”
“Gautama, in terms of births, two takings of birth; in terms of time, at minimum an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus a pūrvakoṭī, and at maximum also an innumerableth part of a palyopama plus a pūrvakoṭī; for this much time he might spend time, for this much time he might make transmigration. Thus these are three general cases, three cases with minimum lifespan duration, and three cases with maximum lifespan duration; all these are nine cases.”

If they are reborn from sentient five-sensed animals, do they take birth from sentient five-sensed animals with a countable lifespan duration in years, or do they take birth from sentient five-sensed animals with an uncountable lifespan duration in years?
Gautama, they take birth from sentient five-sensed animals with a countable lifespan duration in years, not from sentient five-sensed animals with an uncountable lifespan duration in years.
If they take birth from sentient five-sensed animals with a countable lifespan duration in years, do they take birth from aquatic creatures?—Question.
Gautama, they take birth from aquatic creatures, up to just as the non-sentient, they take birth from the developed, not from the undeveloped.
Venerable Sir, when a developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years is capable of being reborn among hell-beings, Venerable Sir, into how many hell-earths could it be reborn?
Gautama, it could be reborn into the seven hell-earths, namely from Ratnaprabhā up to the Seventh, Lower Hell.
Venerable Sir, when a developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years is capable of being reborn among the hell-beings of the Ratnaprabhā hell-earth, Venerable Sir, into what lifespan duration could it be reborn?
Gautama, at minimum it could be reborn into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? Just as for the non-sentient.
Venerable Sir, of what bone-joint structure are the bodies of those souls taught to be?
Gautama, they are taught to have the six bone-joint structures, namely the adamantine-ṛṣabha-nārāca joint, the ṛṣabha-nārāca joint, up to the chevārṭha joint. The bodily stature is just as for the non-sentient: at minimum an uncountable fraction of a finger-breadth, and at maximum one thousand yojanas.
Venerable Sir, of what physical configuration are the bodies of those souls taught to be?
Gautama, they are taught to have the six physical configurations, namely symmetrical, banyan-like, up to irregular.
Venerable Sir, how many lesyās are taught for those souls?
Gautama, six lesyās are taught, namely black lesyā up to white lesyā. The viewpoints are all three. Three kinds of knowledge and three kinds of ignorance optionally. The activities are all three. The rest is just as for the non-sentient up to duration-bond, with the only difference: the first five transits. The sex-types are all three, the remainder is the very same, up to—
Venerable Sir, for how long does that developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years perform rebirth-recurrence in Ratnaprabhā, and so on?
Gautama, in terms of lifespans: at minimum two rebirths, at maximum eight rebirths. In terms of time: at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum four sāgaropamas plus four pūrvakoṭis; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
Venerable Sir, when a developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years is capable of being reborn among the hell-beings of the Ratnaprabhā hell-earth having the minimum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, into what lifespan duration could it be reborn?
Gautama, at minimum into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum also into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? In this way that very first case must be expounded entirely, up to: in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum four pūrvakoṭis plus forty thousand years; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
When that very one is reborn into the maximum lifespan duration, it could be reborn at minimum into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama, and at maximum also into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama; the rest, from transformation onwards and ending with the lifespan account, is to be understood as that very first case, up to: in terms of time, at minimum one sāgaropama plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum four sāgaropamas plus four pūrvakoṭis; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
Venerable Sir, when a developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years having the minimum lifespan duration is capable of being reborn among the hell-beings of the Ratnaprabhā hell-earth, Venerable Sir, into what lifespan duration could it be reborn?
Gautama, at minimum into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? The remainder is that very case, with only these eight differences: 1. bodily stature at minimum an uncountable fraction of a finger-breadth, at maximum a few dhanuṣes; 2. the first three lesyās; 3. not right viewpoint, wrong viewpoint, not mixed viewpoint; 4. not knowledgeable, necessarily two ignorances; 5. the first three transits; 6. lifespan, 7. mental dispositions, and 8. duration-bond just as for the non-sentient. The rest is as in the first case, up to: in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum four sāgaropamas plus four antarmuhūrtas; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
When that very one is reborn into the minimum lifespan duration, it could be reborn at minimum into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum also into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? In this way that very fourth case must be expounded entirely, up to: in terms of time, at minimum ten thousand years plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum forty thousand years plus four antarmuhūrtas; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
When that very one is reborn into the maximum lifespan duration, it could be reborn at minimum into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama, and at maximum also into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? In this way that very fourth case must be expounded entirely, up to: in terms of time, at minimum one sāgaropama plus an antarmuhūrta, at maximum four sāgaropamas plus four antarmuhūrtas; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
Venerable Sir, when a developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years having the maximum lifespan duration is capable of being reborn among the hell-beings of the Ratnaprabhā hell-earth, Venerable Sir, into what lifespan duration could it be reborn?
Gautama, at minimum into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? The rest, from transformation onwards and ending with the lifespan account, is to be understood as that very first case, with the only difference: lifespan duration at minimum one pūrvakoṭi, and at maximum also one pūrvakoṭi. Likewise duration-bond also; the rest is the very same. In terms of time: at minimum one pūrvakoṭi plus ten thousand years, at maximum four sāgaropamas plus four pūrvakoṭis; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
When that very one is reborn into the minimum lifespan duration, it could be reborn at minimum into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years, and at maximum also into a lifespan duration of ten thousand years.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? That very seventh case must be expounded entirely up to the lifespan account. In terms of time: at minimum one pūrvakoṭi plus ten thousand years, at maximum four pūrvakoṭis plus forty thousand years; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence.
Venerable Sir, when a developed sentient five-sensed animal with a countable lifespan duration in years having the maximum lifespan duration is capable of being reborn among the hell-beings of the Ratnaprabhā hell-earth having the maximum lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, into what lifespan duration could it be reborn?
Gautama, at minimum into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama, and at maximum also into a lifespan duration of one sāgaropama.
Venerable Sir, how many such souls are reborn at a single point in time? That very seventh case must be expounded entirely up to the lifespan account. In terms of time: at minimum one sāgaropama plus one pūrvakoṭi, at maximum four sāgaropamas plus four pūrvakoṭis; for this much time it may experience it, for this much time it performs rebirth-recurrence. Thus these are the nine cases. The introduction and conclusion in all nine are just as for the non-sentient.

"A developable, numerable-year lifespan, sentient, five-sensed animal, Venerable Sir, who is capable of being reborn among the inhabitants of hell in the Śarkarāprabhā earth—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, would he be reborn?"
"Gautama, he would be reborn with a minimum lifespan duration of one sāgaropama, [and] at maximum of three sāgaropamas."
"How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, are reborn in a single moment?" In this way, just as for one being reborn in Ratnaprabhā, the entire acquisition [of qualities] is to be stated without omission up to the consideration of existences. In terms of time, at minimum one sāgaropama increased by an antarmuhūrta, at maximum twelve sāgaropamas increased by four pūrvakoṭis; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations. In this way, all nine variants are to be stated like the variants of the Ratnaprabhā earth, with the distinction that in all variants the lifespan duration of the inhabitants of hell and the composite span are to be stated in sāgaropamas; so on up to the sixth earth, with the distinction that whatever is the minimum and maximum lifespan duration of an inhabitant of hell in each earth, it is to be multiplied by four in that same sequence. In the Vālukāprabhā earth, twenty-eight sāgaropamas are multiplied by four, in Paṅkaprabhā forty, in Dhūmaprabhā sixty-eight, in Tamā eighty-eight. As for bone-joints: in Vālukāprabhā there are five kinds of bone-joints, namely vajra-ṛṣabhanārāca-saṅghayana up to kīlikā-saṅghayana; in Paṅkaprabhā four kinds of bone-joints; in Dhūmaprabhā three kinds of bone-joints; in Tamā two kinds of bone-joints, namely vajra-ṛṣabhanārāca-saṅghayana and ṛṣabhanārāca-saṅghayana; the rest is just the same.
"A developable, numerable-year lifespan, sentient, five-sensed animal, Venerable Sir, who is capable of being reborn among the inhabitants of hell in the lowest seventh earth—with what lifespan duration, Venerable Sir, would he be reborn?"
"Gautama, he would be reborn with a minimum lifespan duration of twenty-two sāgaropamas, [and] at maximum of thirty-three sāgaropamas."
"How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, are reborn in a single moment?" In this way, just as the nine variants for Ratnaprabhā, the acquisition [of qualities] is also just the same, with the distinction: vajra-ṛṣabhanārāca bone-joint; those with female gender do not take rebirth; the rest is just the same up to continuation. Composite span: in terms of existences, at minimum three rebirths, at maximum seven rebirths. In terms of time, at minimum twenty-two sāgaropamas increased by two antarmuhūrtas, at maximum sixty-six sāgaropamas increased by four pūrvakoṭis; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.
If that same [soul] is reborn with a minimum lifespan duration, the statement is just the same up to the consideration of existences. In terms of time, at minimum the time-consideration is also just so up to increased by four pūrvakoṭis; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.
If that same [soul] is reborn with a maximum lifespan duration, the acquisition [of qualities] is just the same up to continuation. In terms of existences, at minimum three rebirths, at maximum five rebirths. In terms of time, at minimum thirty-three sāgaropamas increased by two antarmuhūrtas, at maximum sixty-six sāgaropamas increased by three pūrvakoṭis; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.
If that same [soul] himself becomes one of minimum lifespan duration, the statement for the Ratnaprabhā earth minimum lifespan duration is to be recited up to the consideration of existences, with the distinction: the first bone-joint, no female-gendered ones. In terms of existences, at minimum three rebirths, at maximum seven rebirths. In terms of time, at minimum twenty-two sāgaropamas increased by two antarmuhūrtas, at maximum sixty-six sāgaropamas increased by four antarmuhūrtas; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.
If that same [soul] is reborn with a minimum lifespan duration, in this way that fourth variant is to be stated without omission up to the consideration of time.
If that same [soul] is reborn with a maximum lifespan duration, the acquisition [of qualities] is just the same up to continuation. In terms of existences, at minimum three rebirths, at maximum five rebirths. In terms of time, at minimum thirty-three sāgaropamas increased by two antarmuhūrtas, at maximum sixty-six sāgaropamas increased by three antarmuhūrtas; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.
If that same [soul] himself has a maximum lifespan duration, he would be reborn with a minimum of twenty-two sāgaropamas lifespan duration, [and] at maximum of thirty-three sāgaropamas.
"How many of those souls, Venerable Sir, are reborn in a single moment?" All the rest of the statement of the first variant of the seventh earth is to be recited up to the consideration of existences, with the distinction: lifespan duration and continuation are at minimum a pūrvakoṭi, at maximum also a pūrvakoṭi; the rest is just the same. In terms of time, at minimum twenty-two sāgaropamas increased by two pūrvakoṭis, at maximum sixty-six sāgaropamas increased by four pūrvakoṭis; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.
If that same [soul] is reborn with a minimum lifespan duration, the acquisition [of qualities] is just the same, and the composite span is likewise similar to the seventh variant.
If that same [soul] is reborn with a maximum lifespan duration, this acquisition [of qualities] is the same up to continuation. In terms of existences, at minimum three rebirths, at maximum five rebirths. In terms of time, at minimum thirty-three sāgaropamas increased by two pūrvakoṭis, at maximum sixty-six sāgaropamas increased by three pūrvakoṭis; for such a long time he would frequent [these states], for such a long time he would make transmigrations.