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## Diverse Subjects Explained 576 - Two categories are mentioned, namely - Jiva-rasi and Ajivara-rasi. Ajivara-rasi is further divided into two categories, namely - Ruvi Ajivara-rasi and Aruvi Ajivara-rasi.
## 577 - What is Aruvi Ajivara-rasi? Aruvi Ajivara-rasi is mentioned as having ten categories, namely - Dhamma-stikaya, Dhamma-stikaya-desa, Dhamma-stikaya-padesa, Adhamma-stikaya, Adhamma-stikaya-desa, Adhamma-stikaya-padesa, Aagasa-stikaya, Aagasa-stikaya-desa, Aagasa-stikaya-padesa and Addha-samaya.
## 578 - Ruvi Ajivara-rasi is mentioned as having many categories... [What is Ruvi Ajivara-rasi?] Ruvi Ajivara-rasi is mentioned as having many categories...
## Explanation - The description of Ruvi Ajivara-rasi and Jiva-rasi is not given here, only the word "Jāv" is used to indicate that it should be understood according to the first chapter of the Prajnapana Sutra, named "Prajnapana". The difference between the two places is only one word. Where the word "Prajnapana" is used in the Prajnapana Sutra, the word "Rasi" should be used in this place. The rest of the statement is the same in both places. According to the commentary, the brief statement is as follows:
Ruvi Ajivara-rupa, i.e., Pudgala-rasi, is of four types - Skandha, Desa, Pradesh and Paramanu. The entire mass of infinite Paramanus is called Skandha. The part of Skandha that is mixed with it is called Desa, and the indivisible part that is attached to Skandha is called Pradesh. The smallest indivisible part of Pudgala, which is separate, is called Paramanu. Again, this Pudgala is of five types due to the difference in color, smell, taste, touch and form. Again, form is also of many types due to the combination of Pudgala-Paramanus. This Pudgala is also of many types due to the difference in words, bondage, subtle, gross, difference, darkness (darkness), shadow, Udyot (moonlight) and Atap (sunlight), etc.
## 1. In Pancha-stikaya, the nature of Desa and Pradesh is explained differently:
"Skhandham sayala-sammattham, tassa ya a bhananti desotti. Tassa ya addha padesam jam avibhaghi viyan paramanu tti." - Pancha-stikaya, Gatha 95.