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## Second Proposition: The Superiority of Women over Men
[193 [64] Women in the animal realm are three times and three forms more than men in the animal realm. Human women are twenty-seven times and twenty-seven forms more than human men. Divine women are thirty-two times and thirty-two forms more than divine men. Thus, the three types of beings who end the cycle of existence have been explained. (Collected Verse)
This second proposition, which is based on the three Vedas, first deals with the difference in authority. Then it discusses the state, accumulation, difference, and scarcity of authority. After that, it describes the state of bondage of the Vedas and the nature of their experience.
**Discussion:** It was previously stated that women are more numerous than men. A natural question arises: how much more numerous are they? This sutra answers this question. Women in the animal realm are three times more numerous than men in the animal realm. The word "guna" can also mean "quality," so the phrase "three forms more" is added for clarity. Here, "guna" refers to number. Human women are twenty-seven times more numerous than human men, and divine women are thirty-two times more numerous than divine men.
At the end of this second proposition, a verse is given to summarize the topic. It states that this second proposition, which deals with the three Vedas, first discusses the difference, then the state, accumulation (body state), difference, and scarcity in succession. After that, it discusses the state of bondage of the Vedas and the nature of their experience.
**OC 1.** Women in the animal realm are three times and three forms more than men. Human women are twenty-seven times and twenty-seven forms more than human men. Divine women are thirty-two times and thirty-two forms more than divine men. This is the knowledge given by the Jinas regarding the passions and aversions of the soul.