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## Third Chapter: The Existence of Substances in Ratnaprabha etc.
[205 Yes, Gautama! Similarly, in the Apbahul Kand, which is eighty thousand yojanas in extent, there are also substances with prior specific characteristics. Bhagavan! Are there substances with prior specific characteristics in the Ghanodadhi of this Ratnaprabha earth, which is twenty thousand yojanas in extent and divided by intellect? Yes, Gautama! There are. Similarly, there are substances in the Ghanavat and Tanuvat, which are countless thousands of yojanas in extent, and in the Akasha as well. O Bhagavan! Are the substances in the Sharkaraprabha earth, which is one lakh thirty-two thousand yojanas in extent and divided by intellect into Prataradi forms, mutually connected with prior specific characteristics? Yes, Gautama! There are. Similarly, one should understand the same in the Ghanodadhi, which is twenty thousand yojanas in extent, and in the Ghanavat and Akasha, which are countless thousands of yojanas in extent. Like Sharkaraprabha, one should understand the statement in the same order up to the seventh earth.
**Discussion:** In the present sutra, the existence of substances in all seven Naraka earths, in the three Kands of Ratnaprabha earth, in the Ghanodhadhis, Ghanavats, Tanuvats, and in the spaces between them has been stated. Everywhere, the existence of substances transformed into various Paryayas in relation to color, smell, taste, touch, and form has been described.
**The order of questions and answers is as follows:**
First, the existence of substances in Ratnaprabha earth has been stated. Then, in order, from Kharkand, Ratnakanad to Rishtkand, Punkbahulkand, Apbahulkand, Ghanodadhi, Dhanavat, Tanuvat, and in the spaces between them, the existence of substances has been stated. After that, the existence of substances in Sharkaraprabha earth, in its Ghanodadhi-Dhanavat-Tanuvat and in the spaces between them has been described. Like Sharkaraprabha earth, the statement of all seven earths has been made.
The meaning of the words "AnnamAnnabadhai" etc. used in the sutra is as follows:
**AnnamAnnabadhai:** Mutually connected.
**AnnamAnnaputai:** Touching each other.
**AnnamAnnaogadhai:** Where one substance exists, there also other substances exist in the same space or in the whole.
**AnnamAnasinehapdibadhai:** Mutually connected due to the quality of affection, so that when one moves, the other also moves, and when one is grasped, the other is also grasped.
**AnnamNaghadatae Chitthati:** Mixed together deeply like milk and water, or united.