Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c7.s1.5
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c7.s1.5
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v1.c7.s1.5
Dr. Barua says that according to Gosāla, there are infinite gradations of existence, and each type of existence is eternal.¹ The Pāli expression for the different types of existence is *chalābhijātiyo*, which means six types of human beings, the types being distinguished according to the qualities (*guṇas*).²