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## Chapter Five
**8542.** Now, to explain how many regions there are in the space substance, the following sutra states:
**There are infinite regions in space.** ||9||
**8543.** Those which have no end are called infinite. What are they? Regions. Of what? Of space. As before, the concept of regions should be understood.
**8544.** The regions of the non-material substances have been explained. Now, the regions of the material pudgalas need to be understood. Therefore, the following sutra states:
**Pudgalas have countable, uncountable, and infinite regions.** ||10||
**8545.** The word "and" implies that there are infinite regions. For some pudgala substances, like a dyad, there are countable regions, while for others, there are uncountable and infinite regions.
**Question:** Should we consider the concept of "infinitely infinite" here?
**Answer:** No, because here we are considering the general concept of infinity. There are three types of infinity: parita-ananta (limited infinity), yukta-ananta (combined infinity), and ananta-ananta (infinitely infinite). All of these are encompassed by the general concept of infinity.
**Question:** If the universe has uncountable regions, then it would be the substratum for both the infinite-region and infinitely infinite-region skandhas, leading to a contradiction. Therefore, pudgalas cannot have infinite regions.
**Answer:** This is not a valid objection, because due to the ability to undergo subtle transformations and the power of penetration, the pudgala skandhas with infinite or infinitely infinite regions can exist within space. Subtle, transformed, infinitely infinite atoms reside within each region of space. Their power of penetration is unimpeded. Therefore, the existence of infinitely infinite atoms within a single region does not lead to a contradiction.