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## Translation:
**216]**
When the lifespan karma is being bound, at the same time, the five-sense-category karma is also being bound, the heavenly-realm karma is also being bound, the fixed-time-duration of the lifespan is also being bound, and the fixed-quantity karma-regions are also being bound, the fixed-taste-resultant-section, which gives intense or mild fruits, is also being bound, and the body, which is the active-immersion in the heavenly realm, is also being bound. From all these aspects, the lifespan karma is said to be of six types.
**611]**
**Venerable one! How many types of lifespan-binding are stated for the hell-beings?**
**Gautama!** Six types are stated, such as:
- **Category-name-lifespan**
- **Realm-name-lifespan**
- **Duration-name-lifespan**
- **Region-name-lifespan**
- **Section-name-lifespan**
- **Immersion-name-lifespan**
Similarly, from the Asura-Kumaras to the Vaimanika Devas, in all the punishment-receivers, one should know six types of lifespan-binding.
**612]**
**Venerable one! After how much time-gap is the rebirth of the hell-beings stated?**
**Gautama!** For the lowest, one time-period, and for the highest, twelve Muhurtas.
**Explanation:** The time period until the birth of any being in the desired realm is called the time-gap or interval. If a being is not born in hell, then it will not be born for at least one time-period. This is the lowest time-gap. At the most, a being will not be born in hell for twelve Muhurtas, this is the highest time-gap. (After twelve Muhurtas, some being or the other is born in hell.)
**613]**
Similarly, the lowest and highest time-gaps for the animal realm, human realm, and heavenly realm should also be known.
**Explanation:** The highest time-gap or interval of twelve Muhurtas mentioned above is a general statement. According to the specific statement in the scriptures, the time-gap for the hell-beings in all the seven earths of hell is different. As is clear from the following verse quoted in the commentary:
**Twenty-four Muhurtas, seven days, then fifteen. A month, then two, then four, six months is the time-gap.**
**Meaning:** The highest time-gap is twenty-four Muhurtas in the first earth, seven days in the second, fifteen days in the third, one month in the fourth, two months in the fifth, four months in the sixth, and six months in the seventh earth.