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In the Harivamsha Purana, due to the acceptance of various alternatives based on emotions, there are sixty-three and sixty-seven types of ignorant views. (5) It is necessary to be respectful towards mother, father, gods, kings, knowledgeable people, children, elders, and ascetics through mind, speech, body, and charity. (59) Due to the combination of these four (mind, speech, body, and charity) with the eight (mother, etc.), there are thirty-two types of respectful ignorant views. (60) Thus, there are five divisions of the view-doctrine: 1. Perikarma, 2. Sutra, 3. Anuyoga, 4. Purvagata, and 5. Chulikā. (61) Within Perikarma, there are five Prajñaptis: 1. Chandra Prajñapti, 2. Surya Prajñapti, 3. Jambudvipa Prajñapti, 4. Dvipa-Samudra Prajñapti, and 5. Vyākhyā Prajñapti. (62) The Chandra Prajñapti describes the moon's enjoyment and other wealth through thirty-six lakh and five thousand words. (63) The Surya Prajñapti describes the sun's wife and other powers through five lakh and three thousand words. (64) The Jambudvipa Prajñapti describes the entirety of Jambudvipa through three lakh and twenty-five thousand words. (65) The fourth, Dvipa-Samudra Prajñapti, describes islands and oceans through fifty-two lakh and thirty-six thousand words. (66) The fifth, Vyākhyā Prajñapti, is composed of eighty-four lakh and thirty-six thousand words. (67) The Vyākhyā Prajñapti describes in detail the material and immaterial substances, as well as the groups of worthy and unworthy beings. (68) The second division of the view-doctrine, Sutra, has eighty-eight lakh words. Its various divisions include: 1. Abandhak (non-binding) emotions, 2. The meaning of the Vedas, Smritis, and Puranas, 3. The aspect of destiny, and 4. Various other views. (69-70) The third division of the view-doctrine, Anuyoga, has five thousand words. Its sub-division, Prathama Anuyoga, describes the Puranas of the foolish, the stick-men, and the men of the past. (71) The view-doctrine's...