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## Second Principle: Ninefold Abundance and Scarcity
**(187 (4))** O Bhagavan! Among the Devistris, Devapurushas, and Nairyaiknapuksakas, who is less, more, equal, or superior to whom?
**Gautama:** The Nairyaiknapuksakas are the fewest, the Devapurushas are countless times more than them, and the Devistris are countless times more than the Devapurushas.
**(5)** O Bhagavan! Among the Tiryanchyoinikastris, Tirthakyonicapurushas, Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Manushyastris, Manushyapurushas, and Napunsakas, Devistris, Devapurushas, and Nairyaiknapuksakas, who is less, more, equal, or superior to whom?
**Gautama:** The Manushyapurushas are the fewest, the Manushyastris are countless times more than them, the Manushyanapunsakas are countless times more than the Manushyastris, the Nairyaiknapuksakas are countless times more than the Manushyanapunsakas, the Tiryanchyoinikapurushas are countless times more than the Nairyaiknapuksakas, the Tiryanchyoinikastris are countless times more than the Tiryanchyoinikapurushas, the Devapurushas are countless times more than the Tiryanchyoinikastris, the Devistris are countless times more than the Devapurushas, and the Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are infinite times more than the Devistris.
**(6)** O Bhagavan! Among the Tiryanchyoinikastris - Jalachari, Sthalachari, Khechari, Tiryanchyoinikapurushas - Jalachar, Sthalachar, Khechar, Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas - Ekendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Prithvikaayik Ekendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, up to Vanaspatikaayik Ekendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Dwiindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Triindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Chaturindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Panchendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, Jalachar, Sthalachar, and Khechar Napunsakas, who is less, more, equal, or superior to whom?
**Gautama:** The Khechar Tiryanchyoinikapurushas are the fewest, the Khechar Tiryanchyoinikastris are countless times more than them, the Sthalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoinikapurushas are countless times more than the Khechar Tiryanchyoinikastris, the Sthalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoinikastris are countless times more than the Sthalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoinikapurushas, the Jalachar Tiryanchyoinikapurushas are countless times more than the Sthalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoinikastris, the Jalachar Tiryanchyoinikastris are countless times more than the Jalachar Tiryanchyoinikapurushas, the Khechar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are countless times more than the Jalachar Tiryanchyoinikastris, the Sthalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are countless times more than the Khechar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, the Jalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are countless times more than the Sthalachar Panchendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas, the Chaturindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are superior, the Triindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are superior, the Dwiindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are superior, and the Tejaskaayik Ekendriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas are countless times more than the Dwiindriya Tiryanchyoiniknapuksakas.