Viyahapannatti 9.32.453

9.32.453

"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of entrance are stated?"
"Gāṅgeya! Entrance is stated to be of four kinds, namely: hell inhabitant entrance, animal entrance, human entrance, and celestial entrance."
"Venerable Sir, how many kinds of hell inhabitant entrance are stated?"
"Gāṅgeya! It is stated to be of seven kinds, namely: Ratnaprabhā earth hell inhabitant entrance up to Adhaḥsaptamī earth hell inhabitant entrance."
"Venerable Sir, when one hell inhabitant is entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would he be in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, up to in Adhaḥsaptamī?"
"Gāṅgeya! He may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to he may be in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when two hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā, up to in Adhaḥsaptamī?"
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and one in Śarkarāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā and one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Ratnaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā and one in Vālukāprabhā, up to or one in Śarkarāprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Vālukāprabhā and one in Paṅkaprabhā, thus up to or one in Vālukāprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. In this manner, omitting each successive earth, up to or one may be in Tamā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when three hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā, up to in Adhaḥsaptamī?"
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and two in Śarkarāprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā and one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to or two in Ratnaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā and two in Vālukāprabhā, up to or one in Śarkarāprabhā and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Śarkarāprabhā and one in Vālukāprabhā, up to or two in Śarkarāprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Thus, just as the statement was made for Śarkarāprabhā, so it should be stated for all the earths, up to or two in Tamā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Vālukāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā, up to or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā, up to or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Dhūmaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when four hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and three in Śarkarāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā and three in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā and three in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā and two in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to or two in Ratnaprabhā and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or three in Ratnaprabhā and one in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to or three in Ratnaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā and three in Vālukāprabhā; thus, just as [combinations were] applied for Ratnaprabhā with the succeeding earths, so also it should be applied for Śarkarāprabhā with the succeeding earths; thus it should be applied with each successive [earth], up to or three in Tamā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Vālukāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Paṅkaprabhā, thus up to one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and two in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and two in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. In this way, by this method, just as the triple combination of three was stated, so it should be stated, up to or two in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā. Thus, just as the earths succeeding Ratnaprabhā were applied, so also the earths succeeding Śarkarāprabhā should be applied, up to or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when five hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and four in Śarkarāprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā and four in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā and three in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to or two in Ratnaprabhā and three in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or three in Ratnaprabhā and two in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or four in Ratnaprabhā and one in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to or four in Ratnaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā and four in Vālukāprabhā. Thus, just as the succeeding earths were applied with Ratnaprabhā, so they should be applied with Śarkarāprabhā, up to or four in Śarkarāprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Thus they should be applied with each successive [earth], up to or four in Tamā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and three in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and three in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, three in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, three in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or three in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or three in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and three in Paṅkaprabhā. Thus, in this sequence, just as the triple combination was stated for four, so the triple combination should also be stated for five, with the difference that there one was permuted, here two [are permuted]; the rest is the same, up to or three in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and two in Paṅkaprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and two in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, two in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā, thus up to in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and two in Dhūmaprabhā. Thus, just as the quadruple combination was stated for four, so the quadruple combination should also be stated for five, with the difference that an additional one should be permuted, thus up to or two in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Dhūmaprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, up to one in Paṅkaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Tamā; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when six hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and five in Śarkarāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā and five in Vālukāprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā and five in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā and four in Śarkarāprabhā, up to or two in Ratnaprabhā and four in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or three in Ratnaprabhā and three in Śarkarāprabhā. Thus, in this sequence, just as the dual combination was stated for five, so it should be stated for six, with the difference that one more should be permuted, up to or five in Tamā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and four in Vālukāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and four in Paṅkaprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and four in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and three in Vālukāprabhā. Thus, in this sequence, just as the triple combination was stated for five, so it should be stated for six, with the difference that one more should be enunciated; the rest is the same. The quadruple combination also likewise; the quintuple combination also likewise, with the difference that one more should be permuted, up to the last alternative: or two in Vālukāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to one in Tamā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, up to one in Dhūmaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, up to one in Paṅkaprabhā, one in Tamā, and one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, one in Dhūmaprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Paṅkaprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when seven hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! [One may be in] Ratnaprabhā and six in Śarkarāprabhā. Thus, in this sequence, just as the dual combination was stated for six, so it should be stated for seven, with the difference that one more is permuted; the rest is the same. The triple combination, quadruple combination, quintuple combination, and sextuple combination—just as they were stated for six, so they should be stated for seven, with the difference that one each more should be permuted, up to the sextuple combination: or two in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when eight hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and seven in Śarkarāprabhā. Thus the dual combination up to the sextuple combination—just as it was stated for seven, so it should be stated for eight, with the difference that one each more should be permuted; the rest is the same, up to the sextuple combination: or three in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to one in Tamā and two in Adhaḥsaptamī; or one in Ratnaprabhā, up to two in Tamā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Thus it should be permuted up to or two in Ratnaprabhā and one in Adhaḥsaptamī. Thus it should be permuted up to or two in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when nine hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and eight in Śarkarāprabhā. Thus the dual combination up to the septuple combination—just as it was stated for eight, so it should be stated for nine, with the difference that one each more should be permuted; the rest is the same. The final statement: or three in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when ten hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and nine in Śarkarāprabhā. Thus the dual combination up to the septuple combination—just as for nine, with the difference that one each more should be permuted; the rest is the same. The final statement: or four in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, up to one in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when numerable hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to or one in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, thus up to or two in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or three in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Śarkarāprabhā. In this sequence, one each should be permuted, up to or ten in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Śarkarāprabhā; thus up to or ten in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or numerable in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, up to or numerable in Ratnaprabhā and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Śarkarāprabhā and numerable in Vālukāprabhā. Thus, just as Ratnaprabhā was applied with the succeeding earths, so Śarkarāprabhā also should be applied with the succeeding earths; thus each successive earth should be applied with the succeeding earths, up to or numerable in Tamā and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā; or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, three in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā. In this sequence, one each should be permuted in Śarkarāprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Vālukāprabhā, and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or two in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā, up to or two in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or three in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā. In this sequence, one each should be permuted in Ratnaprabhā, up to or numerable in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Vālukāprabhā, up to or numerable in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and numerable in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or one in Ratnaprabhā, one in Vālukāprabhā, and numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or one in Ratnaprabhā, two in Vālukāprabhā, and numerable in Paṅkaprabhā. In this sequence, the triple combination, quadruple combination, up to septuple combination should be stated just as for ten. The final statement of the septuple combination: or numerable in Ratnaprabhā, numerable in Śarkarāprabhā, up to numerable in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when innumerable hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! They may be in Ratnaprabhā, up to they may be in Adhaḥsaptamī.
Or one may be in Ratnaprabhā and innumerable in Śarkarāprabhā. Thus the dual combination up to the septuple combination—just as it was stated for numerable, so it should also be stated for innumerable, with the difference that 'innumerable' should be stated as additional; the rest is the same, up to the final statement of the septuple combination: or innumerable in Ratnaprabhā, innumerable in Śarkarāprabhā, up to innumerable in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, when maximally [many] hell inhabitants are entering via hell inhabitant entrance, would they be in Ratnaprabhā?" — [this is] the question.
"Gāṅgeya! All of them may indeed be in Ratnaprabhā; or in Ratnaprabhā and in Śarkarāprabhā; or in Ratnaprabhā and in Vālukāprabhā, up to or in Ratnaprabhā and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, and in Vālukāprabhā, thus up to or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, and in Paṅkaprabhā, up to or in Ratnaprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Paṅkaprabhā, and in Dhūmā. Thus, not abandoning Ratnaprabhā, just as the triple combination of three was stated, so it should be stated, up to or in Ratnaprabhā, in Tamā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, and in Paṅkaprabhā; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, and in Dhūmaprabhā, up to or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Paṅkaprabhā, and in Dhūmaprabhā. Thus, not abandoning Ratnaprabhā, just as the quadruple combination of four was stated, so it should be stated, up to or in Ratnaprabhā, in Dhūmaprabhā, in Tamā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, in Paṅkaprabhā, and in Dhūmaprabhā; or in Ratnaprabhā, up to in Paṅkaprabhā and in Tamā; or in Ratnaprabhā, up to in Paṅkaprabhā and in Adhaḥsaptamī; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, in Dhūmaprabhā, and in Tamā. Thus, not abandoning Ratnaprabhā, just as the quintuple combination of five was stated, so it should be stated, up to or in Ratnaprabhā, in Paṅkaprabhā, up to and in Adhaḥsaptamī. Or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, up to in Dhūmaprabhā and in Tamā; or in Ratnaprabhā, up to in Dhūmaprabhā and in Adhaḥsaptamī; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, up to in Paṅkaprabhā, in Tamā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, in Dhūmaprabhā, in Tamā, and in Adhaḥsaptamī; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, in Paṅkaprabhā, up to and in Adhaḥsaptamī; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Vālukāprabhā, up to and in Adhaḥsaptamī; or in Ratnaprabhā, in Śarkarāprabhā, up to and in Adhaḥsaptamī."
"Venerable Sir, of these Ratnaprabhā earth hell inhabitant entrance, Śarkarāprabhā earth hell inhabitant entrance, up to Adhaḥsaptamī earth hell inhabitant entrance, which are fewer, more, equal, or especially more than which?"
"Gāṅgeya! The fewest of all are Adhaḥsaptamī earth hell inhabitant entrance; the Tamā earth hell inhabitant entrance are innumerably times more; thus in reverse order up to Ratnaprabhā earth hell inhabitant entrance are innumerably times more."