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Viyahapannatti 2.3

English (machine translation) 2.3

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2.3.119

“How many, Venerable Sir, are the earths declared to be?”
“Gautama, seven earths are declared, namely: 1. Ratnaprabhā, 2. Śarkarāprabhā, 3. Vālukāprabhā, 4. Paṅkaprabhā, 5. Dhūmaprabhā, 6. Tamaḥprabhā, 7. Tamastamā.
Whatever is the second uddeśaka on hell-beings in the Jīvājīvābhigama is to be understood here, up to—”

2.3.120

“Earth, depth, the hell-abodes, configuration, and thickness,
width, circumference, color, smell, and touch.”

2.3.121

"Have all living beings been born [there] previously?"
"Yes, Gautama, not once, but countless times."

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